Rule 4.13 – Goaltender Penalties

Goaltenders may be assessed penalties. However, they will not be sent to the Penalty Bench to serve a time penalty.

Any Minor, Major, or Misconduct penalty assessed to a goaltender will be served by any player of their team, who was on the ice at the time of the infraction. This player will be designated by the Coach of the offending team, through the Captain.

Note 1: Where the goaltender is assessed a coincidental penalty, a player from the ice is still required to serve the penalty.
An alternate goaltender may replace the starting goaltender who has been ejected from the game or has been assessed a Game Misconduct, Gross Misconduct or a Match penalty. In the event there is no alternate goaltender recorded on the playing line-up, the starting goaltender’s place may be taken by any player on the Official Game Report. The substitute will be allowed 15 minutes to put on the full goaltender’s equipment.
If a goaltender intentionally participates in the play in any manner when they are beyond the centre red line, they will be penalized under Rule 8.3 (a) – Interference.
A goaltender who, after catching the puck, drop-kicks the puck will be penalized under Rule 10.5 (a) – Throwing or Shooting Stick or Object.

INTERPRETATIONS

Interpretation 1

Rule 4.13 (a)

In ALL cases where a penalty is assessed to a goaltender requiring their team to send a player to the Penalty Bench to serve such penalty, the player designated to do so must have been on the ice at the time of the infraction. The following examples illustrate the application of this rule. Please note that in these examples, all players serving goaltender penalties must have been on the ice at the time of the infraction.

EXAMPLE A:

Team A 30 (goaltender) - 2

Team A plays one player short for two minutes.

EXAMPLE B:

Team A 30 (goaltender) - 2 + 2

Team A plays one player short for four minutes.

EXAMPLE C:

Team A 30 (goaltender) – 2

Team B 22 (Skater) – 2

These penalties are coincidental, so no team would play shorthanded. However, B22 would serve the full duration of their penalty in the Penalty Bench and Team A would be required to place a player, who was on the ice at the time of the infraction, in the Penalty Bench to serve on behalf of the goaltender.

EXAMPLE D:

Team A 30 (goaltender) - 5 + GM + 2

Team A plays one player short for seven minutes.

As the goaltender is assessed a Game Misconduct, the alternate goaltender must enter the game without delay and no warm-up will be permitted, as stated in Rule 2.2 (h) – Players in Uniform.

EXAMPLE E:

Team A 30 (goaltender) - 5 + GM Team B 14 - 5 + GM

No player serves the five-minute penalty for goaltender. As the coincidental penalty rule is applied, neither team plays short. No substitute for either player as both receive automatic Game Misconducts. As the goaltender is assessed a Game Misconduct, the alternate goaltender must enter the game without delay and no warm-up will be permitted, as stated in Rule 2.2 (h) – Players in Uniform.

EXAMPLE F:

Team A 30 (goaltender) - 5 + GM + 2 Team B 14 - 2

A player serves the goaltender’s Major penalty with Team A playing short for five minutes. Asthe goaltender is assessed a Game Misconduct, the alternate goaltender must enter the game without delay and no warm-up will be permitted, as stated in Rule 2.2 (h) – Players in Uniform.

EXAMPLE G:

Team A 30 (goaltender) - 5 + GM

Team A plays one player short for five minutes.

As the goaltender is assessed a Game Misconduct, the alternate goaltender must enter the game without delay and no warm-up will be permitted, as stated in Rule 2.2 (h) – Players in Uniform.

Interpretation 2

Rule 4.13 (c)

A goaltender whose skates are over the centre red line plays the puck which is still on their own team’s side of the centre red line. Is this legal?

RULING:

No. The determining factor is the position of the goaltender’s skates and not the position of the puck. Assess the goaltender a Minor penalty for Rule 8.3 (a) – Interference.