Equipment Regulations 1 EQUIPMENT STANDARDS EQUIPMENT CATEGORIES Equipment

Equipment Regulations 1 EQUIPMENT STANDARDS

EQUIPMENT CATEGORIES Equipment Regulations 2 o Skates o Sticks o Helmets o Facemasks o Mouthpieces o Goalkeeper Equipment

SKATES Equipment Regulations 3 o Hockey skates must be worn o Figure Skates or Speed Skates cannot be used by any player or official o Goalkeeper Skates can only be worn by goalkeepers o Players may wear any color laces • Officials must wear white laces

SKATES Equipment Regulations 4 Older model skates with tubular blades must include heel tips

SKATES Equipment Regulations 5 No additional equipment or contrivance may be attached to the skates of any player or goalkeeper Image: “Overdrive Blade” attached to goalkeeper skate

PLAYER STICKS Equipment Regulations 6 o Width: o Not less than 2 nor more than 3 inches along the blade length 12. 5 inches heel to end of blade max. Not more than 3/4 inch, measured along the bottom of the blade 63 inches tip to heel max o Length: Curve: o Length: o All edges of the blade shall be beveled o • o 63" Sharp or jagged edges are not allowed The end of a hollow shaft must be fully covered 2" Min 3" Max 12. 5" 3/4" Max

GOALKEEPER STICKS Equipment Regulations 7 t t t t Width : Heel : Length : Curve : Minimum 2 inches; Maximum 3. 5 inches Maximum 4. 5 inches spanning the heel 15. 5 inches heel to end of blade max Not more than 3/4 inch, measured along the bottom of the blade (same as player) Length : 63 inches tip to heel max (same as player) Paddle Width : Maximum 3. 5 inches Paddle Height : Max. 26 inches, heel to top of paddle 3. 5" 26" 2" Min 3. 5" Max 4. 5" 15. 5"

EQUIPMENT STANDARDS Equipment Regulations 8 o The Hockey Equipment Certification Council (HECC) is an independent agency that develops and tests safety and standards for hockey helmets, facemasks and visors o HECC standards are the safety guideline for helmets, facemasks and visors in USAH and a HECC-approved helmet should not be altered from original manufacture • o General guideline is the helmet must be worn as it was designed when removed from the box HECC-approved equipment can be recognized by a distinctive HECC sticker on the approved equipment item • Loss of the HECC sticker does not mean that the equipment is no longer HECC-approved

HELMETS Equipment Regulations 9 o All Youth and Girls players must wear HECCapproved helmets including ear protection o Adult players (Men and Women) and officials must wear a hockey helmet (HECC-approved or not) o Players may wear any color helmet • Officials must wear black helmets only o Chinstraps must be present and properly fastened o The Gretzky-style “shell” helmet is not designed for hockey and cannot be worn by any player in any classification

FACEMASKS & VISORS Equipment Regulations 10 o All Youth and Girls players must wear HECC-approved full facemasks o Adult players (men and women) may wear any facemask, half-shield visor or no facemask at all o Officials are required to wear half-shield visors o All facemasks and visors must be worn properly

MOUTHPIECES Equipment Regulations 11 o All Youth/Girls players, 12 U and older, must wear a non-clear mouthpiece properly o 8 U and 10 U players who elect to wear a mouthpiece must wear a non-clear mouthpiece and wear it properly o Mouthpieces are not required to be attached to the facemask o Adult players and officials are not required to wear a mouthpiece

GOALKEEPER HEADGEAR Equipment Regulations 12 o Goalkeepers (below Adults) must wear HECCapproved goalkeeper facemask or HECC-approved player helmet and facemask o No goalkeeper at any level may wear a form-fitted facemask o Hanging throat/neck laceration protectors are recommended but not required

GOALKEEPER GLOVES Equipment Regulations 13 8” o BLOCKER GLOVE • o Maximum size = 8” x 15” CATCHING GLOVE • • Cuff width = 8” Circumference = 45” 8" 45” Max Circumference 18” Max Diagonal

GOALKEEPER LEG PADS Equipment Regulations 14 o o Maximum size = 11" x 38" Knee Strap Pad = 1. 5" Thick Calf Protectors = 1. 5" Thick Thigh Pad/Plate width = 10" 1. 5" Thick 38" 11"

PUCKS Equipment Regulations 15 o o For 8 U age classifications, a lightweight puck must be used For 10 U age classifications, a lightweight puck is strongly recommended The lightweight blue puck weighs between 4 and 4. 5 ounces The standard black puck weighs 5. 5 to 6 ounces

ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT Equipment Regulations 16 o All protective equipment must be worn in the manner for which it was designed o BE AWARE: • • Player helmets missing pieces (ear-flaps, etc. ) Goalkeeper facemasks with “Pro-model Cat-eye Mask” Eye-level facemask wires removed Palms of gloves removed Casts or splints Sticks with pointed or jagged blades Non-medical jewelry or jewelry not covered/taped to body

ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES Equipment Regulations 17 o Look for equipment violations during pre-game warm -ups o Advise Team Bench or player of violations before the game starts o Requests for stick measurement or other equipment measurement (including goalkeeper equipment) must be conducted immediately

ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES Equipment Regulations 18 o o For all equipment violations (except sticks and goalkeeper equipment): • First offense: Warning to the team bench • Additional offenses: Misconduct on the offending player Illegal Sticks • • • o Assess minor penalty to player Place illegal stick in the scorer’s bench Player may reclaim stick after game is over Illegal goalkeeper equipment: • Assess minor penalty to the goalkeeper (no warning)

ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES Equipment Regulations 19 o o Losing helmet during play: • Youth and girls: Immediate stoppage of play. Player must leave the ice until completion of the ensuing face-off. • Adult (except goalkeepers): Player may replace helmet or leave ice without a stoppage, but may not participate in play. Deliberately removing helmet during play: • Minor for delay of game