Rule 6.10 – High-Sticking the Puck – Junior /Senior

Players may not contact the puck with their stick, above the normal height of the shoulders.

1. Players may not contact the puck with their stick, above the normal height of the shoulders. When this occurs, play will be stopped if the offending player, or a teammate, gains possession and control of the puck.

   The play will not be stopped if, after the puck is high-sticked, a player of the non-offending team gains possession and control of the puck.

   Note 1: The “normal” height of the shoulders refers to when a player is standing fully upright.

2. No goal may be scored as the result of High-Sticking the Puck, unless a player of the offending team bats the puck into their own goal, in which case the goal will be allowed.

3. In Junior A and Senior divisions, any player who high-sticks or attempts to high-stick the puck and, in doing so, contacts an opposing player with their stick, will be penalized under Rule 9.5 – High-Sticking – Junior A/Senior.

4. When an attacking player causes the puck to enter the opponent’s goal by contacting the puck above the height of the cross bar, either directly or deflected off any player, the goal will not be allowed. The determining factor is where the puck makes contact with the stick. If the puck makes contact with the stick at or below the level of the cross bar and enters the goal, the goal will be allowed.