Ice Hockey Officials’ Signals

Boarding Butt-Ending Charging Checking Contact to Cross- Delayed Clipping Strike the clenched fist A crossing motion Rotating clenched (Women’s Only) the Head Checking of the forearms, one fists around one The nonwhistle hand is Keep both skates on Calling of of one hand into the open Extend arm above A single forward moving under the another in front of placed on the shoulder the ice when signaling, palm of the other hand head and tap head and back motion Penalty other. chest. and then moved out and using right hand on the Extend arm to directly in front of the chest. with open palm. with both fists to the side. leg. upright position. clenched in front of the chest.

Grasping the Face Fighting/ Delayed Delay of Game Elbowing Goal Scored Mask Punching Roughing Offsides The nonwhistle hand, palm Tapping either elbow Fist clenched, fully Point at the net with A single or double Extend arm in the open, is placed across the with the opposite A double “punching” extending arm from the nonwhistle hand, motion as if grasping air and point to line chest and then fully extend- hand. motion with fist clenched, the side. palm open. a face mask and pulling with other arm. ed directly in front of the body. fully extended in front. of the it down. body.

Intentional Hand Pass High-Sticking Hitting From Holding Holding the Stick Clasp wrist of whistle Clasp wrist of whistle hand with Offside Interference The nonwhistle hand Holding both fists, Behind After blowing whistle for hand with the other the other hand well in front of the Crossed arms with fists (open hand) and arm are clenched, one a short Arm placed behind the offside, point toward hand well in front of chest. Next, hold both fists, clenched stationary in front placed straight down space immediately above back, elbow bent, forearm offending team’s special spot the chest. clenched, one a short space in of chest. alongside the body and the other to the side parallel to the ice surface. with nonwhistle hand. swung forward and up once of the head. front of the other at waist height. in an underhand motion.

Icing “Wash-out” Hooking Timeout/ Tripping Both arms swung shoulder height, A series of tugging motions The back official signals the icing situation by fully extending his Unsportsmanlike Keep both skates on the ice not waist height. free arm (without whistle) at a 66˚ angle with both arms, as if pulling Conduct when signaling, using right something toward the The front official shall indicate the icing is completed by extend- hand on the leg. Using both hands to form a stomach. ing his free arm over his head, up straight, and blowing his whis- tle. “T” in front of the chest. The back official then will move to the faceoff spot and cross arms to indicate the icing.

Spearing Slashing Misconduct Obstruction Penalty Shot One shop with the nonwhistle Kneeing Hands should be moved Hands in the middle of A single jabbing motion Arms crossed hand across the straightened A single slapping of the right once from sides down to the body in the shape of with both hands together, (fists clenched) forearm of the other hand. palm to the left knee, keeping hips. Thus, point to player an “O”. Additional infraction thrust forward in front of the above the head. both skate blades on the ice. first, hands to hips second. following obstruction. chest, then dropping hands to the side.