NCAA Rulebook
2024-25 and 2025-26 Ice Hockey Rules Book

The ACHA utilizes the following rulebook.

Major NCAA 2024-25 & 2025-26 Rule Changes

  • 11.1 Goalkeeper’s Equipment
  • 15.2 Minor Penalty – goal scored
  • 15.3 Minor Penalty – short-handed – goal scored
  • 40.1 Abuse of officials
  • 45.1 Contact to the head
  • 50 Hitting / checking from behind
  • 81.3 Face-off procedures
  • 87.2 High-sticking the puck
  • 89.6 Puck out of play
  • 93.4 Continuous play concept

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End Zone Bench Side (Last Play)
Mechanics - Line Change (2 Referee, 1 Lines)
End Zone Bench Side (Last Play)
● L - Conducts face-off
● R1 - Conducts line change, primary focus benches, moves to blue line
● R2 - Responsible for play in end zone, Primary focus players near face-off location
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