NHL implements four rule changes for next season
Today, the NHL has announced the passing of four new rules to be added to the NHL rulebook for next season.
Every year at this time the NHL makes a decision on what new rules to add to the rule book for the coming year. Today it has been announced that the league has made the decision to implement four changes for next year. These changes will impact various different parts of the game.
Eric Engles revealed the following list on his X account today.
1.Expansion of coach's challenge for puck-over-glass (only to challenge a called penalty, not to put one on the board).
2.Attacking players now get warned instead of removed from face off following an icing call.
3.Inadvertently knocking the net off rule (64.A iv)will now also apply to goalies (if they or anyone on the team does it, attacking team gets to choose face off location in o-zone and defending team can't change).
4.Rule 75.3 instituted for unsportsmanlike conduct-offending team will be first warned (and then penalized if they didn't heed the warning) for players hanging over the boards prior to a line change.
2.Attacking players now get warned instead of removed from face off following an icing call.
3.Inadvertently knocking the net off rule (64.A iv)will now also apply to goalies (if they or anyone on the team does it, attacking team gets to choose face off location in o-zone and defending team can't change).
4.Rule 75.3 instituted for unsportsmanlike conduct-offending team will be first warned (and then penalized if they didn't heed the warning) for players hanging over the boards prior to a line change.
Well, none of these rules will likely have a big impact on the overall game. It is nice to see the refinement of the rules as the league looks to grow further.
| POLL | ||
Do you like the new rules? | ||
| Yes, I do | 29 | 21 % |
| No, I don't | 41 | 29.7 % |
| I don't mind either way | 68 | 49.3 % |
| List of polls | ||
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