USA Hockey Rule of the Week
Every published card, newest topic first within each code. Cards repeat through the season, so each shows when it was last the card of the week.
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- Neck guards are required below Adult, and BNQ-only guards are legal only through this season USAH 304(g), USAH 304(b) Card of the week Oct 5, 2026
- Shorthanded icing now starts at Youth 15-Only and Girls 16U USAH 624(b)(1) Card of the week Oct 12, 2026
- Kneeing now carries a minor plus a misconduct USAH 628(a), USAH 404(a) Card of the week Oct 19, 2026
- The goalkeeper never serves time in the penalty box USAH 407(a), USAH 407(b), USAH 407(c) Card of the week Oct 26, 2026
- Puck accidentally out of play: the face-off stays in that zone USAH 631(d), USAH 612(c) Coming up
- Major or match plus a minor: which is served first? USAH 402(e), USAH 408(c) Coming up
- Officials under 18 must wear a neck laceration protector USAH 501(c) Coming up
- Icing whistled in error? The face-off goes to center ice USAH 624(c) Coming up
- Goalkeeper's puck over the glass is no longer an automatic minor USAH 610(c), USAH 631(d) Coming up
- Kick shots: stop play immediately USAH 627(c) Coming up
- Challenging a mouthpiece now carries a risk USAH 307(a), USAH 307(c), USAH 304(f) Coming up
- Cameras and microphones on players mean a misconduct USAH 308(a), USAH 308(b), USAH 308(c) Coming up
- Hateful or discriminatory language: match penalty and a 24-hour report USAH 601(e)(3) Coming up
- Obscene language after the game: a game misconduct USAH 601(d)(10), USAH 601(c)(2) Coming up
- Refusing to start play: a second warning before suspending the game USAH 633(a), USAH 633(b) Coming up
- Power-play goal: which penalty ends? USAH 402(c) Coming up
- Coincidental minors: no 4-on-4 USAH 402(f) Coming up
- A goal during a delayed minor: recorded, but treated as served USAH 409(a), USAH 409(b) Coming up
- Minor plus misconduct: two players go to the box USAH 404(a), USAH 403(d) Coming up
- Third penalty: a delayed penalty, and when players may return USAH 408(a), USAH 408(b) Coming up
- Penalty shot or the minor? The fouled team chooses USAH 406(a), USAH 406(b) Coming up
- Delayed penalty, then a violation by the other team: neutral-zone face-off USAH 612(b), USAH 409(a) Coming up
- High stick on the puck: where is the face-off? USAH 621(d), USAH 612(b)(4) Coming up
- Hand passes are legal only in your defending zone USAH 618(b) Coming up
- Helmet off during play: stop play, and the skater sits out the face-off USAH 304(e) Coming up
- An attempted punch is fighting, even if it misses USAH 615 (Note), USAH 615(a), USAH 615(d) Coming up
- The goal crease: when an attacker's position stops play USAH 625(b) Coming up
- One 60-second time-out, and none in curfew games USAH 636(f) Coming up
- Competitive Contact: no body checking, but not 'no contact' USAH 604(a), USAH 604(b), USAH 604(c) Coming up