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NCAA 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.

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  1. NCAA, 2:30 left in the third: Team A gets a minor and Team B a major at the same stoppage. What goes on the clock?

    • Nothing until the next stoppage
    • A 3:00 differential that ends if Team A scores
    • A 3:00 differential against Team B, served like a major
    • 2:00 and 5:00, with both players substituted
    Show the answer to question 1

    A 3:00 differential against Team B, served like a major

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

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

  2. NCAA 2026-28: a goalkeeper is assessed a major. Who serves it?

    • Any player chosen by the referee
    • No one; goalkeeper majors are not served
    • A teammate who was on the ice when play was stopped, named by the coach through the captain
    • The goalkeeper, with a substitute goalkeeper in net
    Show the answer to question 2

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

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Goalkeeper's major or misconduct is now served by a teammate’ (NCAA 28.1; NCAA 28.2).

    NCAA 28.1; NCAA 28.2 · Rule of the Week: Goalkeeper's major or misconduct is now served by a teammate

  3. NCAA 2026-28: a player receives a second major in the same game. Additional penalty?

    • Disqualification
    • Misconduct
    • Automatic game misconduct
    • None
    Show the answer to question 3

    Automatic game misconduct

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Second major in a game means an automatic game misconduct’ (NCAA 20.1; NCAA 20.4; NCAA 22.1; NCAA 22.2).

    NCAA 20.1; NCAA 20.4; NCAA 22.1; NCAA 22.2 · Rule of the Week: Second major in a game means an automatic game misconduct

  4. NCAA 2026-28: a defender bats the puck by hand to a teammate; the puck is in their defending zone for both touches. Ruling?

    • Whistle; face-off in the defending zone
    • Whistle; face-off in the neutral zone
    • Minor penalty
    • Play continues
    Show the answer to question 4

    Play continues

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Hand passes in your own defending zone no longer stop play’ (NCAA 84.1; NCAA 84.2).

    NCAA 84.1; NCAA 84.2 · Rule of the Week: Hand passes in your own defending zone no longer stop play

  5. NCAA: after a defending-zone high stick by the defending team, may the offending team change players?

    • Yes, in all games
    • No, in any game
    • Only in women's games
    • Only in Division I men's games
    Show the answer to question 5

    Only in Division I men's games

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘High-sticking the puck: face-off spot, line changes and goals’ (NCAA 84.4; NCAA 93.4(b)).

    NCAA 84.4; NCAA 93.4(b) · Rule of the Week: High-sticking the puck: face-off spot, line changes and goals

  6. NCAA 2026-27: does the goalkeeper restricted area (trapezoid) apply in a Division III men's game?

    • No. D2 and D3 men keep the privileged area until 2027-28
    • Yes, in all men's games
    • Yes, in all games
    • Only in overtime
    Show the answer to question 6

    No. D2 and D3 men keep the privileged area until 2027-28

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘The trapezoid comes to NCAA men's hockey’ (NCAA 28.4; NCAA 1.6).

    NCAA 28.4; NCAA 1.6 · Rule of the Week: The trapezoid comes to NCAA men's hockey

  7. NCAA 2026-28: one player throws a single punch and the linespersons step in immediately. How is it penalized?

    • Misconduct only
    • Fighting: major plus game disqualification
    • Under roughing (minor, or major plus game misconduct if more than a minor)
    • No penalty
    Show the answer to question 7

    Under roughing (minor, or major plus game misconduct if more than a minor)

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Fighting now means repeated punches’ (NCAA 48.1; NCAA 48.2; NCAA 48.4; NCAA 53.1).

    NCAA 48.1; NCAA 48.2; NCAA 48.4; NCAA 53.1 · Rule of the Week: Fighting now means repeated punches

  8. NCAA 2026-28: a player attempts a head-butt but makes no contact. Penalty?

    • Minor
    • Major and disqualification
    • Major and game misconduct
    • No penalty
    Show the answer to question 8

    Minor

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Head-butting is now a three-step scale’ (NCAA 49.1; NCAA 49.2; NCAA 49.3; NCAA 49.4).

    NCAA 49.1; NCAA 49.2; NCAA 49.3; NCAA 49.4 · Rule of the Week: Head-butting is now a three-step scale

  9. NCAA 2026-28: a player throws his broken stick over the glass. Penalty?

    • No penalty if the stick was broken
    • Misconduct
    • Game misconduct
    • Minor
    Show the answer to question 9

    Game misconduct

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Throwing a stick out of the playing area: game misconduct’ (NCAA 55.5; NCAA 55.1; NCAA 55.2).

    NCAA 55.5; NCAA 55.1; NCAA 55.2 · Rule of the Week: Throwing a stick out of the playing area: game misconduct

  10. NCAA 2026-28: a player spits on an opponent. Penalty?

    • Match penalty
    • Game misconduct
    • Major and game disqualification
    • Minor and misconduct
    Show the answer to question 10

    Major and game disqualification

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Spitting and offensive language: major plus disqualification’ (NCAA 79.5; NCAA 79.3; NCAA 23.1).

    NCAA 79.5; NCAA 79.3; NCAA 23.1 · Rule of the Week: Spitting and offensive language: major plus disqualification

  11. NCAA: the same team commits two face-off violations on the same face-off. Result?

    • Warning only
    • Face-off moves to center ice
    • Minor to the second center
    • Bench minor for delay of game (face-off violation)
    Show the answer to question 11

    Bench minor for delay of game (face-off violation)

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Face-offs: full blade down, stick order, and the second violation’ (NCAA 81.1; NCAA 81.3; NCAA Points of Emphasis (Face-off Mechanics)).

    NCAA 81.1; NCAA 81.3; NCAA Points of Emphasis (Face-off Mechanics) · Rule of the Week: Face-offs: full blade down, stick order, and the second violation

  12. NCAA 2026-28: Team A shoots the puck in from its own side of center and Team B's goalkeeper freezes it. May Team B change?

    • Only if Team B uses its time-out
    • No, and Team A chooses the end-zone dot
    • Yes, but Team A chooses the dot
    • Yes
    Show the answer to question 12

    No, and Team A chooses the end-zone dot

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘No-change situations: icing, the frozen dump-in and the net knocked off’ (NCAA 85.4; NCAA 67.6; NCAA 92.1).

    NCAA 85.4; NCAA 67.6; NCAA 92.1 · Rule of the Week: No-change situations: icing, the frozen dump-in and the net knocked off

  13. NCAA: when may a player legally cross the attacking blue line ahead of the puck?

    • When one skate is in the air above the line
    • Never
    • When he was already controlling the puck on his stick before both skates crossed
    • Whenever he is skating toward the puck
    Show the answer to question 13

    When he was already controlling the puck on his stick before both skates crossed

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Off-side: skates decide, and the carrier must control the puck with the stick’ (NCAA 86.1; NCAA 86.2).

    NCAA 86.1; NCAA 86.2 · Rule of the Week: Off-side: skates decide, and the carrier must control the puck with the stick

  14. NCAA men's regular season: a team that already used its time-out asks for one in overtime. Ruling?

    • Granted if the game is a conference game
    • Granted; each team gets one overtime time-out
    • Denied; men get no additional overtime time-out
    • Granted only for a coach's challenge
    Show the answer to question 14

    Denied; men get no additional overtime time-out

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Time-outs in 2026-28: one per game, and no extra one in men's overtime’ (NCAA 92.1; NCAA 92.2; NCAA 92.3).

    NCAA 92.1; NCAA 92.2; NCAA 92.3 · Rule of the Week: Time-outs in 2026-28: one per game, and no extra one in men's overtime

  15. NCAA: which team may now challenge a no-goal call made for goalkeeper interference?

    • Neither; it is not reviewable
    • Only the referee may review it
    • The attacking team
    • Only the defending team
    Show the answer to question 15

    The attacking team

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Goalkeeper interference, and the new challenge of a no-goal call’ (NCAA 73.1; NCAA 73.2; NCAA 73.3; NCAA 93.4(b)5).

    NCAA 73.1; NCAA 73.2; NCAA 73.3; NCAA 93.4(b)5 · Rule of the Week: Goalkeeper interference, and the new challenge of a no-goal call

  16. NCAA men's game: a minor is called on the ice and the other team believes it was a major. How can it be reviewed for a major?

    • The video official decides without the referee
    • Only through a coach's challenge
    • The referee reviews it automatically
    • It cannot be reviewed
    Show the answer to question 16

    Only through a coach's challenge

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Video review before an ejection: who can start it’ (NCAA 93.4(c); NCAA 93.7).

    NCAA 93.4(c); NCAA 93.7 · Rule of the Week: Video review before an ejection: who can start it

  17. NCAA 2026-28: a goalkeeper deliberately leaves the stick in the crease and is replaced by an extra attacker. A shot hits the stick. Ruling?

    • No penalty
    • Minor penalty
    • Awarded goal
    • Penalty shot
    Show the answer to question 17

    Awarded goal

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Pulled goalkeeper leaves the stick behind: awarded goal’ (NCAA 28.6; NCAA 26.1).

    NCAA 28.6; NCAA 26.1 · Rule of the Week: Pulled goalkeeper leaves the stick behind: awarded goal

  18. NCAA 2026-28: a player intentionally pulls an opponent's helmet off during play. Penalty?

    • Minor for roughing
    • No penalty
    • Major and game misconduct
    • Misconduct
    Show the answer to question 18

    Minor for roughing

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Helmets: displaced, removed, and the goalkeeper's mask on a breakaway’ (NCAA 9.4).

    NCAA 9.4 · Rule of the Week: Helmets: displaced, removed, and the goalkeeper's mask on a breakaway

  19. NCAA Rule 9.7: what is the status of cut-resistant equipment in 2026-27?

    • Required for officials only
    • Required for all players
    • Recommended for all divisions and genders
    • Required for Division I only
    Show the answer to question 19

    Recommended for all divisions and genders

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Cut-resistant equipment: recommended now, required for Division I next season’ (NCAA 9.7).

    NCAA 9.7 · Rule of the Week: Cut-resistant equipment: recommended now, required for Division I next season

  20. NCAA: a team that has already used its time-out loses its first coach's challenge. Result?

    • Misconduct to the coach
    • No penalty on a first challenge
    • Bench minor for delay of game
    • Loss of next game's time-out
    Show the answer to question 20

    Bench minor for delay of game

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Coach's challenge: what it costs and how to ask’ (NCAA 93.1; NCAA 93.4(b); NCAA 93.6; NCAA 93.7).

    NCAA 93.1; NCAA 93.4(b); NCAA 93.6; NCAA 93.7 · Rule of the Week: Coach's challenge: what it costs and how to ask

  21. NCAA: no penalties are on the clock and each team gets one minor at the same stoppage. Strength?

    • 4-on-4
    • 5-on-4 for the home team
    • 5-on-5 with immediate substitution
    • 3-on-3
    Show the answer to question 21

    4-on-4

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Coincidental penalties: 4-on-4, or substitute and keep going?’ (NCAA 19.1; NCAA 19.2; NCAA 19.4).

    NCAA 19.1; NCAA 19.2; NCAA 19.4 · Rule of the Week: Coincidental penalties: 4-on-4, or substitute and keep going?

  22. NCAA: Team B is a player short because one skater is serving a double minor, with 3:10 left, when Team A scores. What happens?

    • Nothing; double minors are not affected by goals
    • The rest of the first minor is wiped out and the second minor starts (2:00 left)
    • 1:10 is removed and 2:00 is added
    • The player is released
    Show the answer to question 22

    The rest of the first minor is wiped out and the second minor starts (2:00 left)

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘When a power-play goal lets a player out’ (NCAA 16.2; NCAA 18.2; NCAA 20.2).

    NCAA 16.2; NCAA 18.2; NCAA 20.2 · Rule of the Week: When a power-play goal lets a player out

  23. NCAA, 5-on-5: a delayed minor is signaled and the non-offending team scores. What happens to the minor?

    • It becomes a bench minor
    • It is served normally
    • It is not imposed
    • It is recorded but not served
    Show the answer to question 23

    It is not imposed

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘A goal during a delayed penalty’ (NCAA 15.1; NCAA 15.2; NCAA 15.3).

    NCAA 15.1; NCAA 15.2; NCAA 15.3 · Rule of the Week: A goal during a delayed penalty

  24. NCAA: a player gets a minor plus a misconduct. Who returns to the ice when the minor expires?

    • Any player from the bench
    • The penalized player
    • The substitute who entered the box with him
    • No one until the next stoppage
    Show the answer to question 24

    The substitute who entered the box with him

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Minor plus misconduct: who comes out when’ (NCAA 21.1; NCAA 21.2; NCAA 21.3).

    NCAA 21.1; NCAA 21.2; NCAA 21.3 · Rule of the Week: Minor plus misconduct: who comes out when

  25. NCAA: three Team B players are serving penalties, with a substitute on for the third. The first penalty expires during play. May that player return?

    • No, not until play is stopped
    • Yes, immediately
    • Yes, if the captain asks
    • Only if a goal is scored
    Show the answer to question 25

    No, not until play is stopped

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Delayed penalties: the third player in the box’ (NCAA 27.1; NCAA 27.2; NCAA 27.3).

    NCAA 27.1; NCAA 27.2; NCAA 27.3 · Rule of the Week: Delayed penalties: the third player in the box

  26. NCAA hybrid icing: the race is too close to call when the first player reaches the end-zone dots. Ruling?

    • Let the race finish and decide
    • Face-off at center ice
    • Icing
    • No icing
    Show the answer to question 26

    Icing

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Hybrid icing: decided by the end-zone dots’ (NCAA 85.1; NCAA 85.2; NCAA 85.5; NCAA 85.6).

    NCAA 85.1; NCAA 85.2; NCAA 85.5; NCAA 85.6 · Rule of the Week: Hybrid icing: decided by the end-zone dots

  27. NCAA: the shot that caused a delayed off-side goes in off a defender after all attackers tagged up. Goal?

    • Penalty shot
    • No goal
    • Goal counts
    • Goal counts only if the goalkeeper touched it
    Show the answer to question 27

    No goal

    See the Rule of the Week card ‘Delayed off-side, tag-ups and disallowed goals’ (NCAA 86.3; NCAA 86.4; NCAA 86.5; NCAA 86.6).

    NCAA 86.3; NCAA 86.4; NCAA 86.5; NCAA 86.6 · Rule of the Week: Delayed off-side, tag-ups and disallowed goals