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An NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee proposal to extend a review option to game misconduct penalties was approved Wednesday for the 2025-26 season.
Last season, a conference was able to request a review by the NCAA secretary-rules editor and national coordinator of officials for possible adjustment. This process was used rarely, but in those instances, it was successful and corrected a handful of decisions. Committee members think this should extend to the game misconduct penalties, which have a progressive component and essentially the same rationale of fairness to the student-athlete.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the change today.
PROP approved three other ice hockey proposals for the 2025-26 season:
Adjustments to the face mask rule’s penalty structure include:
When the on-ice officials are planning to enforce a major penalty, a replay review must be conducted in games that have instant replay. The panel approved adjusting the rule regarding video reviews of major penalties. After the review, on-ice officials will have three options:
Teams are not permitted to challenge the result of the review.
The panel approved clarifying the rule on high-sticking the puck by separating the scoring of a goal (puck may not be played higher than 4 feet, which is the height of the crossbar) and all other plays (puck may not be played higher than above a player’s shoulder, which is defined as that player’s normal standing height). This is an adjustment from last season, when the rule did not include the "player’s normal standing height."
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