Rulebooks
OfficiateHockey.com never hosts rulebooks. These links go to each governing body's own pages. Always work from the current edition your governing body publishes.
USA Hockey USA Hockey Official Rules and Casebook of Ice Hockey, 2025-29
- Rules and casebook (PDF on USA Hockey's host) (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- Online rules viewer (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- 2025-29 rule change summary (PDF) (checked Oct 5, 2026)
NFHS NFHS Ice Hockey Rules Book (sold by the NFHS; 2026-27 edition current)
- NFHS ice hockey resources (interpretations, points of emphasis, comparison chart) (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- 2025-26 rules changes (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- 2026-27 rules release (as republished by CHSAA Now) (checked Oct 5, 2026)
NCAA NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations, 2026-27 and 2027-28 (IH28)
- IH28 rule book (PDF on the NCAA's host) (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- NCAA ice hockey playing rules page (checked Oct 5, 2026)
ACHA ACHA: NCAA rule book plus ACHA additions, 2026-27
- ACHA officials page (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- 2026 NCAA rule changes and ACHA additions (PDF) (checked Oct 5, 2026)
- 2026-28 overtime and shootout requirements (PDF) (checked Oct 5, 2026)