The following Youth and Girls’/Women age classifications have been established for all teams registered with USA Hockey.  Youth Teams: 8 & under (Mite), 10 & under (Squirt), 12 & under (Pe [..]

Any physical interaction between two or more opposing players resulting in a penalty or penalties being assessed.

A legal body check is one in which a player checks an opponent who is in possession of the puck, by using his hip or body from the front, diagonally from the front or straight from the side. Legitimat [..]

Contact that occurs between opponents during the normal process of playing the puck, provided there has been no overt hip, shoulder or arm contact to physically force the opponent off of the puck.

A condition whereby a player is in control of the puck with no opposition between the player and the opposing goal, with a reasonable scoring opportunity.

The condition whereby a player uses the shaft of the stick above the upper hand to jab or attempt to jab an opposing player.

A Coach is a person primarily responsible for directing and guiding the play of his team. Along with the Manager, he is responsible for the conduct of his team’s players before, during and after a gam [..]

A penalty of equal type (e.g., minor or major) assessed during the same stoppage of play, and for which neither team is reduced in on-ice numerical strength. A coincident penalty never causes either t [..]

Goalkeeper’s-Areas marked on the ice in front of each goal designed to protect the goalkeepers from interference by attacking players. Referee’s-Area marked on the ice in front of the Penalty Timekeep [..]

When a player, holding his stick with both hands, checks an opponent by using the shaft of the stick with no part of the stick on the ice.