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ACHA practice quiz

These are original practice questions written from our cited Rule of the Week cards. They are not questions from any governing body's exam.

Rule cycle ACHA 2026-27 (NCAA Men's D-I rules + ACHA additions) Last verified

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  1. Which rules govern an ACHA Men's Division 3 game in 2026-27?

    • The 2026-28 NCAA book, the ACHA additions and the Division 3 policies in the ACHA Manual
    • NFHS rules with ACHA modifications
    • USA Hockey's 2025-29 rules
    • Each conference's own rulebook only
    Show the answer to question 1

    The 2026-28 NCAA book, the ACHA additions and the Division 3 policies in the ACHA Manual

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Which rulebook? The 2026-28 NCAA book plus the ACHA additions’ (ACHA Manual Part Three, Art. II, Sec. 1; ACHA Additions (introduction)).

    ACHA Manual Part Three, Art. II, Sec. 1; ACHA Additions (introduction) · Rule of the Week: Which rulebook? The 2026-28 NCAA book plus the ACHA additions

  2. ACHA Men's Division 1 in 2026-27: what officiating system is approved for home games?

    • One referee and two linespersons
    • Two referees and one linesperson
    • Any approved system the home team chooses
    • Two referees and two linespersons
    Show the answer to question 2

    Two referees and two linespersons

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Men's Division 1: four officials at every home game’ (ACHA Manual Part Four, Art. I (Game Day Requirements); ACHA Manual Part Four, Art. III, Sec. 1(D)).

    ACHA Manual Part Four, Art. I (Game Day Requirements); ACHA Manual Part Four, Art. III, Sec. 1(D) · Rule of the Week: Men's Division 1: four officials at every home game

  3. ACHA Men's Division 2 vs Men's Division 2, still tied after the five-minute overtime. What happens?

    • The home team wins
    • The game ends in a tie
    • A three-player shootout, then sudden-death rounds
    • A second overtime period
    Show the answer to question 3

    A three-player shootout, then sudden-death rounds

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘ACHA overtime and shootouts by division’ (NCAA 91.1; NCAA 91.3; ACHA 2026-28 Overtime and Shootout Requirements).

    NCAA 91.1; NCAA 91.3; ACHA 2026-28 Overtime and Shootout Requirements · Rule of the Week: ACHA overtime and shootouts by division

  4. ACHA: regulation ends with the teams 5-on-4. At what strength does overtime start?

    • 4-on-3
    • 3-on-3
    • 5-on-4
    • 4-on-4
    Show the answer to question 4

    4-on-3

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Overtime strength when regulation ends on a power play’ (ACHA 2026-28 Overtime and Shootout Requirements, OT Notes 1-3).

    ACHA 2026-28 Overtime and Shootout Requirements, OT Notes 1-3 · Rule of the Week: Overtime strength when regulation ends on a power play

  5. ACHA, overtime: Team A gets a double minor and Team B a major at the same stoppage. What goes on the clock?

    • Nothing; they cancel
    • A 1:00 differential against Team B, served like a major
    • A 3:00 differential against Team B
    • 4:00 and 5:00, with substitution
    Show the answer to question 5

    A 1:00 differential against Team B, served like a major

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Last five minutes: a major-versus-minor differential goes up at once’ (NCAA 19.3; NCAA Appendix G; ACHA Additions Rule 19).

    NCAA 19.3; NCAA Appendix G; ACHA Additions Rule 19 · Rule of the Week: Last five minutes: a major-versus-minor differential goes up at once

  6. ACHA 2026-27: a goalkeeper receives a misconduct. Who sits for 10 minutes?

    • No one
    • A teammate who was on the ice when play stopped, named by the coach through the captain
    • The goalkeeper
    • The backup goalkeeper
    Show the answer to question 6

    A teammate who was on the ice when play stopped, named by the coach through the captain

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Goalkeeper's major or misconduct: a teammate serves it’ (NCAA 28.1; NCAA 28.2; ACHA Additions 28.2).

    NCAA 28.1; NCAA 28.2; ACHA Additions 28.2 · Rule of the Week: Goalkeeper's major or misconduct: a teammate serves it

  7. ACHA 2026-27: a player receives a second major in the same game. Additional penalty?

    • Automatic game misconduct
    • None
    • Disqualification
    • Misconduct
    Show the answer to question 7

    Automatic game misconduct

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘A second major means an automatic game misconduct’ (NCAA 20.4; NCAA 22.3; ACHA Additions Rule 20).

    NCAA 20.4; NCAA 22.3; ACHA Additions Rule 20 · Rule of the Week: A second major means an automatic game misconduct

  8. ACHA 2026-27: a player throws one punch and it is immediately broken up. How is it penalized?

    • No penalty
    • Misconduct only
    • As roughing
    • As fighting: major plus disqualification
    Show the answer to question 8

    As roughing

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Fighting redefined: repeated punches, or a wrestle the linespersons can't break up’ (NCAA 48.1; NCAA 48.2; NCAA 48.3; NCAA 48.4; ACHA Additions Rule 48.1).

    NCAA 48.1; NCAA 48.2; NCAA 48.3; NCAA 48.4; ACHA Additions Rule 48.1 · Rule of the Week: Fighting redefined: repeated punches, or a wrestle the linespersons can't break up

  9. ACHA: an altercation in which blows are exchanged, more than a minor but not a fight. Penalty?

    • Major and disqualification
    • Misconduct
    • Major and game misconduct
    • Minor
    Show the answer to question 9

    Major and game misconduct

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Roughing tiers and the women's sucker punch’ (NCAA 53.1; NCAA 53.2; NCAA 53.3).

    NCAA 53.1; NCAA 53.2; NCAA 53.3 · Rule of the Week: Roughing tiers and the women's sucker punch

  10. ACHA: a defender throws his stick at the puck in his own defending zone, and the attacking team does not score on the play. Ruling?

    • Minor for throwing the stick
    • Awarded goal
    • Game misconduct only
    • Penalty shot
    Show the answer to question 10

    Penalty shot

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Thrown objects: a penalty shot in the defending zone, a game misconduct out of the rink’ (NCAA 55.3; NCAA 55.4; NCAA 55.5; ACHA Additions 59.1).

    NCAA 55.3; NCAA 55.4; NCAA 55.5; ACHA Additions 59.1 · Rule of the Week: Thrown objects: a penalty shot in the defending zone, a game misconduct out of the rink

  11. ACHA (NCAA 67.5, as listed in the ACHA additions): during a breakaway, a defender deliberately knocks the net off its moorings. Ruling?

    • Misconduct to the defender
    • Minor for delay of game
    • Face-off in the neutral zone
    • Awarded goal
    Show the answer to question 11

    Awarded goal

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Awarded goals: obstacles left by a pulled goalkeeper, nets moved on a breakaway’ (NCAA 28.6; NCAA 67.5; ACHA Additions 'Rule 55' and 67.5).

    NCAA 28.6; NCAA 67.5; ACHA Additions 'Rule 55' and 67.5 · Rule of the Week: Awarded goals: obstacles left by a pulled goalkeeper, nets moved on a breakaway

  12. ACHA face-off at center ice: whose stick goes down first?

    • Either; the linesperson decides
    • The home player's
    • The visiting player's
    • The defending player's
    Show the answer to question 12

    The visiting player's

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Face-offs: full blade on the ice, and who puts the stick down first’ (NCAA 81.1; ACHA Additions Rule 81).

    NCAA 81.1; ACHA Additions Rule 81 · Rule of the Week: Face-offs: full blade on the ice, and who puts the stick down first

  13. ACHA Men's Division 3: after a defending-zone high stick by the defending team, may that team change players?

    • Yes; the ACHA additions permit it in all divisions
    • No; only Division I men may change
    • Only if it uses its time-out
    • Only in overtime
    Show the answer to question 13

    Yes; the ACHA additions permit it in all divisions

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Hand passes and high sticks: the ACHA version’ (NCAA 84.2; NCAA 84.4; ACHA Additions 84, 84.3/84.4).

    NCAA 84.2; NCAA 84.4; ACHA Additions 84, 84.3/84.4 · Rule of the Week: Hand passes and high sticks: the ACHA version

  14. ACHA: a player reaches the blue line chasing a loose puck and both skates cross before he touches it. Off-side?

    • Only if the puck was shot
    • Yes
    • No, because he was the closest player to the puck
    • Only if a teammate is also in the zone
    Show the answer to question 14

    Yes

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Off-side: control with the stick before both skates cross’ (NCAA 86.1; ACHA Additions 86.1).

    NCAA 86.1; ACHA Additions 86.1 · Rule of the Week: Off-side: control with the stick before both skates cross

  15. ACHA: Team A dumps the puck in from its own half and Team B's goalkeeper freezes it. Can Team B change lines?

    • Only during a time-out
    • No; Team A also chooses the end-zone dot
    • Yes, but Team A chooses the dot
    • Yes
    Show the answer to question 15

    No; Team A also chooses the end-zone dot

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Goalkeeper freezes a long dump-in: no change, attacker picks the dot’ (NCAA 67.6; NCAA 85.2; NCAA 85.4; ACHA Additions 67.6).

    NCAA 67.6; NCAA 85.2; NCAA 85.4; ACHA Additions 67.6 · Rule of the Week: Goalkeeper freezes a long dump-in: no change, attacker picks the dot

  16. ACHA: Team B iced the puck and cannot change. May Team B call its time-out?

    • Yes
    • Only if Team A agrees
    • Only in the third period
    • No
    Show the answer to question 16

    No

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Time-outs: one per team, and none extra in overtime’ (NCAA 92.1; NCAA 92.2; ACHA Additions 92.1, 92.2).

    NCAA 92.1; NCAA 92.2; ACHA Additions 92.1, 92.2 · Rule of the Week: Time-outs: one per team, and none extra in overtime

  17. ACHA: a goalkeeper deliberately removes his mask while the opponent is on a breakaway. Ruling?

    • Penalty shot
    • Minor to the goalkeeper
    • Immediate whistle, no penalty
    • Stop play and award a goal
    Show the answer to question 17

    Stop play and award a goal

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Helmets: deliberate removal, and the goalkeeper's mask on a breakaway’ (NCAA 9.4; NCAA 53.1; NCAA 67.5; ACHA Additions 9.4).

    NCAA 9.4; NCAA 53.1; NCAA 67.5; ACHA Additions 9.4 · Rule of the Week: Helmets: deliberate removal, and the goalkeeper's mask on a breakaway

  18. ACHA: a player spits at an opposing player. Penalty under the ACHA Manual?

    • Minor and misconduct
    • Major and game disqualification
    • Misconduct
    • Game misconduct
    Show the answer to question 18

    Major and game disqualification

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Spitting and offensive language: game disqualification’ (NCAA 79.3; NCAA 79.5; ACHA Manual Part Three, Art. II, Sec. 1(C)).

    ACHA Manual Part Three, Art. II, Sec. 1(C); NCAA 79.5; NCAA 79.3 · Rule of the Week: Spitting and offensive language: game disqualification

  19. ACHA (NCAA 45.1): may the referee assess a five-minute major alone for contact to the head?

    • Only in the women's game
    • Only for direct contact
    • No; the options are a minor, a major and game misconduct, or a major and disqualification
    • Yes
    Show the answer to question 19

    No; the options are a minor, a major and game misconduct, or a major and disqualification

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Contact to the head: no stand-alone major’ (NCAA 45.1).

    NCAA 45.1 · Rule of the Week: Contact to the head: no stand-alone major

  20. ACHA shootout: a skater is serving the goalkeeper's 10-minute misconduct. May the skater shoot?

    • Yes
    • Only if the misconduct started before overtime
    • Only in sudden-death rounds
    • No
    Show the answer to question 20

    No

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Shootout eligibility and the goalkeeper's misconduct’ (NCAA 91.2; NCAA Appendix B; ACHA Additions 91.2).

    NCAA 91.2; NCAA Appendix B; ACHA Additions 91.2 · Rule of the Week: Shootout eligibility and the goalkeeper's misconduct

  21. ACHA: the puck crosses the goal line for a goal. What does the referee do?

    • Wait for the goal judge's light
    • Blow the whistle and point to the goal cage
    • Point only; no whistle is needed
    • Let play continue until possession changes
    Show the answer to question 21

    Blow the whistle and point to the goal cage

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘ACHA: blow the whistle when a goal is scored’ (ACHA Rule Update Memo: Whistle after Goals).

    ACHA Rule Update Memo: Whistle after Goals · Rule of the Week: ACHA: blow the whistle when a goal is scored

  22. ACHA: a player arrives on the bench wearing a helmet with no face mask. Ruling?

    • Warning, then a bench minor if not corrected
    • No penalty on the bench
    • Immediate misconduct
    • Game misconduct
    Show the answer to question 22

    Warning, then a bench minor if not corrected

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Full face protection: half-shields are not allowed’ (ACHA Manual Part Three, Art. II, Sec. 1(E); NCAA 9.4).

    ACHA Manual Part Three, Art. II, Sec. 1(E); NCAA 9.4 · Rule of the Week: Full face protection: half-shields are not allowed

  23. NCAA 82.2 protocol, used by ACHA M1: when are eligible players and starting lineups due to the official scorer?

    • At 24:00
    • At 5:00
    • At 15:00 on the pregame clock
    • At 39:00
    Show the answer to question 23

    At 15:00 on the pregame clock

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Men's Division 1 game protocol: the 60-minute clock’ (NCAA 82.2; NCAA 82.3; ACHA Manual Part Four (M1 Game Day Requirements, item 10)).

    NCAA 82.2; NCAA 82.3; ACHA Manual Part Four (M1 Game Day Requirements, item 10) · Rule of the Week: Men's Division 1 game protocol: the 60-minute clock

  24. ACHA, 5-on-5: a delayed minor is signaled on Team B and Team A scores before the whistle. What happens to the minor?

    • It is not imposed
    • It is recorded but not served
    • It is served normally
    • It becomes a bench minor
    Show the answer to question 24

    It is not imposed

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Scoring during a delayed minor: the minor goes away’ (NCAA 15.1; NCAA 15.2; NCAA 15.3; NCAA 16.2).

    NCAA 15.1; NCAA 15.2; NCAA 15.3; NCAA 16.2 · Rule of the Week: Scoring during a delayed minor: the minor goes away

  25. ACHA: the goalkeeper leaves the crease and fakes playing the puck on a potential icing. Ruling?

    • Face-off at center ice
    • No icing; play continues
    • Icing
    • Delay-of-game minor to the goalkeeper
    Show the answer to question 25

    No icing; play continues

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Hybrid icing: the race to the end-zone dots’ (NCAA 85.1; NCAA 85.3; NCAA 85.6).

    NCAA 85.1; NCAA 85.3; NCAA 85.6 · Rule of the Week: Hybrid icing: the race to the end-zone dots

  26. Women's ACHA: a defender initiates contact from behind the puck carrier to separate her from the puck. Ruling?

    • Legal body contact
    • Interference only if she falls
    • No call unless there is injury
    • Body check
    Show the answer to question 26

    Body check

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Women's ACHA: body contact, not body checking’ (NCAA 94.1; 2026-27 NCAA women's point of emphasis on Rule 94 (in the ACHA additions)).

    NCAA 94.1; 2026-27 NCAA women's point of emphasis on Rule 94 (in the ACHA additions) · Rule of the Week: Women's ACHA: body contact, not body checking