NHL Rule Changes For 2014-15

[Cobiemonster]

NHL announces rules changes for 2014-15 season - NHL.com - News

 

[Nasty_Magician]

NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League announced today a series of rules changes for the 2014-15 season, following approval earlier in the summer by the League's Board of Governors and the National Hockey League Players' Association:

Rule 1.8 – Rink - Goalkeeper's Restricted Area

The trapezoid will be expanded by two feet from the goal post on both sides of the net.

Rule 23 – Game Misconduct Penalties

A new Game Misconduct category will be created. Clipping, charging, elbowing, interference, kneeing, head-butting and butt-ending move from the general category into the same category as boarding and checking from behind ("Physical Fouls"), whereby a player who incurs two such game misconducts in this category would now be automatically suspended for one game.

Rule 24 – Penalty Shot

The 'Spin-O-Rama' move, as described in Section 24.2 of the 2013-14 NHL Rule Book, will no longer be permitted either in Penalty Shot situations or in the Shootout.

Rule 38 – Video Goal Judge

Video review will be expanded in the following areas:

* Rule 38.4 (viii) has been modified to allow broader discretion to Hockey Operations to assist the referees in determining the legitimacy of all potential goals (e.g., to ensure they are "good hockey goals"). The revised Rule will allow Hockey Operations to correct a broader array of situations where video review clearly establishes that a "goal" or "no goal" call on the ice has been made in error. The new expanded rule will also allow Hockey Operations to provide guidance to referees on goal and potential goal plays where the referee has blown his whistle (or intended to blow his whistle) after having lost sight of the puck.

* In reviewing "Kicked in Goals," Hockey Operations will require more demonstrable video evidence of a "distinct kicking motion" in order to overrule a "goal" call on the ice, or to uphold a "no goal" call on the ice.

Rule 57 – Tripping

The rule relating to "Tripping" will be revised to specifically provide that a two minute minor penalty will be assessed when a defending player "dives" and trips an attacking player with his body/arm/shoulder, regardless of whether the defending player is able to make initial contact with the puck.

But, in situations where a penalty shot might otherwise be appropriate, if the defending player "dives" and touches the puck first (before the trip), no penalty shot will be awarded. (In such cases, the resulting penalty will be limited to a two-minute minor penalty for tripping.)

Rule 64 – Diving / Embellishment

The supplementary discipline penalties associated with Rule 64.3 (Diving/Embellishment) will be revised to bring attention to and more seriously penalize players (and teams) who repeatedly dive and embellish in an attempt to draw penalties. Fines will be assessed to players and head coaches on a graduated scale outlined below.


Incident # Player Fine(s) Head Coach Fine(s)
1 Warning N/A
2 $2,000 N/A
3 $3,000 N/A
4 $4,000 $2,000
5 $5,000 $3,000
6 $5,000 $4,000
7 $5,000 $5,000
8 $5,000 $5,000


Rule 76 – Face-offs

To curb delay tactics on face-offs after icing infractions, in situations where the defending team is guilty of a face-off violation, following an icing, the defending player who is initially lined up for the face-off will be given a warning, but will be required to remain in the circle to take the face-off. A second face-off violation by the defending team in such situation will result in a two minute minor bench penalty.

Rule 84 – Overtime

* Teams will switch ends prior to the start of overtime in the regular season.

* The entire ice surface will undergo a "dry scrape" prior to the start of overtime in the regular season.

* The procedure requiring the head coach to submit a list of the first three shooters in the shoot-out has been eliminated.

Rule 85 – Puck Out of Bounds

There have been further rule changes made relating to face-off location to avoid penalizing teams for plays intended to create bona fide scoring opportunities. Specifically, the following are "categories of plays" where face-offs will remain in the attacking zone despite the fact that the attacking team was technically responsible for the stoppage in play: Shots at the net by a player on the attacking team where: (i) the shot breaks the glass; (ii) the shot goes off the side of the net and deflects out of play; (iii) the shot goes off the dasher boards or glass and deflects out of play; (iv) the shot is tipped or deflected out of play by a teammate; and (v) the shot becomes wedged in or on the exterior of the goal net.

In addition, the following rule change will be enacted for the 2014 preseason and may be continued for the 2014/15 regular season if approved by the League and the NHLPA.

Rule 1.9 – Rink – Face-off Spots and Circles – Ice Markings/Hash Marks

The hash marks at the end zone circles will be moved from three feet apart to five feet, seven inches apart (international markings).

 

[forty_three]

I, for one, am glad that they are cracking down on glittery showmanship in something as important as a shootout.

 

[Cobiemonster]

The whole diving thing is still stupid - after five fines the $ doesn't go up for the players

 

[Nasty_Magician]

So they expand the trapezoid after Marty is all but out the door? Makes sense.

Always hated the spin-o-rama in shootouts, glad that's gone.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Not a fan of the new tripping rule.

 

[pixburgher66]

I'm a fan of most of these. The kicking motion stuff: just allow it already. The faceoff rule, I think, is only following an icing, which I love. No more of the "what a veteran move right here!" when a guy gets tossed from the faceoff after an icing. Trapezoid is a good one too. If I'm understanding the tripping thing right, I like it too. It's always been a bit odd to me that it's not considered tripping simply because you caught the edge of the puck a moment before tripping a guy.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

I'm a fan of most of these. The kicking motion stuff: just allow it already. The faceoff rule, I think, is only following an icing, which I love. No more of the "what a veteran move right here!" when a guy gets tossed from the faceoff after an icing. Trapezoid is a good one too. If I'm understanding the tripping thing right, I like it too. It's always been a bit odd to me that it's not considered tripping simply because you caught the edge of the puck a moment before tripping a guy.

The reason for not allowing a real kick is a safety thing for goaltenders. The last thing those guys need is guys with knives strapped to their feet swinging their feet all over the place.

 

[pixburgher66]

The reason for not allowing a real kick is a safety thing for goaltenders. The last thing those guys need is guys with knives strapped to their feet swinging their feet all over the place.

I understand that, but it needs to be clarified a bit. Yes, kicking your skate up in the air is not welcomed, but directing it in with a skate on the ice should be allowed. I'm not sure that this rule change actually clarifies the rule much more. I think it's trying to, but it needs to actually delineate what a kick is in their eyes.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

The part that actually frightens me the most about the change to the kicking review is where they say "... or to uphold a "no goal" call on the ice."

Are they saying now that the burden of proof is on the original call to stand, not on the video review to overturn?

 

[Puck082]

Not a fan of the new tripping rule.

Neither am I. Seems petty to penalize a guy who makes puck contact first.

 

[pixburgher66]

The part that actually frightens me the most about the change to the kicking review is where they say "... or to uphold a "no goal" call on the ice."

Are they saying now that the burden of proof is on the original call to stand, not on the video review to overturn?

Sounds like it. Sounds to me that in the case of a kicked in call the burden of proof, regardless of call on ice, is on the actual kick. So if Chris Kunitz deflects it in with his skate in the crease, regardless of the call on the ice, the "booth" is looking for definitive evidence of a kick. In other words: they want more goals, so we'll see more and more of these stand.

 

[Sportsguy9695]

I, for one, am glad that they are cracking down on glittery showmanship in something as important as a shootout.

I agree I like this a lot

 

[esls79]

If they are going to take the glitter out of the shootout, the least they could do is extend beer sales to the end of the third period.

 

[dash]

If they are going to take the glitter out of the shootout, the least they could do is extend beer sales to the end of the third period.

GunsnBeer likes this.

 

[awaz]

Probably going to be one of the least discussed changes but the puck going out of play in the offensive zone changes essentially means every time the puck goes out of play it's either a face off in the offensive zone or a penalty. And a face off in the offensive zone.

 

[mattola]

no spinaramas? I guess the flames are going to really regret that Raymond signing now.

 

[dash]

no spinaramas? I guess the flames are going to really regret that Raymond signing now.

Meh, we don't want the bonus point this year, Matty.

/No honour for Connor

 

[puckhead]

i don't hate any of these. what can I complain about?

oh yeah, the puck over the glass should still not be an automatic penalty
(should be same as icing, with discretion for 2 min)


I do like the changes to the icing delay tactics.
wonder if it will ever be called?

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Probably going to be one of the least discussed changes but the puck going out of play in the offensive zone changes essentially means every time the puck goes out of play it's either a face off in the offensive zone or a penalty. And a face off in the offensive zone.

One question I had about that one...does the "side of the net" include the post? Like if someone rings one off the crossbar and it goes out of play without touching a defender, is that still an offensive zone face-off? I would imagine it is, but it just seems weird to not specify that.