Video review before an ejection: who can start it
Rule numbers: NCAA 93.4(c) NCAA 93.7
Replay review is mandatory for any major that would eject a student-athlete. What can start that review differs. In men's games the officials may use the procedure only when a major has been called on the ice; when the call was no penalty or a minor, a team must use a coach's challenge to have the play reviewed for a major. The book's women's-game sentence says the procedure may be used when a major is being considered. In Divisions II and III, officials may review an infraction they did not see, but only a major-level result may be enforced from that review. Before reviewing, the officials tell both coaches and have the table announce it; afterward they may choose no penalty, a minor, a major, a major and game misconduct, or a major and disqualification.
Game officials are required to use replay to review major penalties that would result in the removal of a student-athlete to ensure proper enforcement.
Example
Men's Division I game. A hard hit along the boards draws a two-minute boarding call and the other bench thinks it was a major. The referees cannot upgrade it on their own; the coach must use a challenge, at the usual cost if it fails.
Common mistake: Assuming the referee can always go to the monitor to upgrade a minor in a men's game.
Sources
- NCAA 2026-27 and 2027-28 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations (IH28), Rule 93.4(c), p. 115 (PDF p. 118)
- NCAA 2026-27 and 2027-28 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations (IH28), Rule 93.7, p. 116 (PDF p. 119)
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