IT’S YOUR CALL 2015 JUNIOR SCENARIOS

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #1 A goaltender has lost her stick in the corner. Can any defending player pick it up and bring it back to the goaltender, without being assessed a penalty?

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #1 ANSWER Situation 9 Rule 3.2 (d) Pg. 33 ANSWER: Yes, as long as that player does not participate in the play while carrying the goaltender’s stick. See Rule 3.3 (a), Situation 3.

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #2 A player carrying a goaltender’s stick to a goaltender who has lost or broken her stick, decides to become involved in the play. The player drops the goaltender’s stick and participates in the play.

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #2 ANSWER Ruling: Situation 10 Rule 3.2 (d) Pg. 33 Assess the player a Minor penalty for interference. Once the player makes the commitment to carry the stick to the goaltender, she must follow through with that commitment. As long as she in no way participates with the play, no penalty would be assessed for carrying the stick to the goaltender, even though the player may be in the vicinity of the play.

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #3 Team A#7 is battling for the puck along the boards with Team B#2 and comes out with the puck. B#2 chases A#7 but fails to realize that his chinstrap has come undone. What two (2) options does B#2 have at this point?

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #3 ANSWER Rule 3.6 (c) Pg.40 If a player loses his helmet, facial protector, throat protector, or his chinstrap becomes undone while play is in progress, that player has two (2) options: Replace his helmet, facial protector, throat protector, or his chinstrap and properly fasten it before participating in the play or, Proceed to the players’ bench and be substituted for, in accordance with the rules. If a player participates in the play without his helmet, facial protector, throat protector or without a chinstrap fastened, play shall be stopped immediately, regardless of which team is in possession of the puck and the offending player shall be assessed a Minor penalty for “Ineligible Player”. Note: THIS IS NOT A DELAYED PENALTY

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #4 A defending player shoots the puck out over his defending blue line. It then deflects off another defending player back into his defending zone while an attacking player is in that zone. Is this offside?

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #4 ANSWER Situation 13 Rule 10.8 (a) Note 1 Pg.140 DELAYED OFF-SIDE

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #5 A team shoots the puck in the direction of the goal and the delayed off-side goes into effect (the Referee/Linesman raises his arm) but before the puck gets to the goal, the offending team clears the zone and the Referee/Linesman drops his arm. When the puck enters the goal the Referee’s/Linesman’s arm is down. Does the goal count?

IYC JUIOR SCENARIO #5 ANSWER Situation 22 Pg. 141 ANSWER: NO No goal may be scored on a delay off-side by the offending team while the delayed off-side is still in effect, unless the defending team shoots or puts the puck in their own net without action or contact by the offending team (as in a delayed penalty situation).