Officials 2023 – Module 12 Game Flow – Topic 11 Time Outs

RULE 87.1. TIME-OUT

Each Team shall be permitted to take one thirty-second (30 s) “time-out” during the course of any game, regular season or playoffs.

All Players including Goalkeepers on the ice at the time of the “time-out” will be allowed to go to their respective benches.

This “time-out” must be taken during a normal stoppage of play. Only one “time-out” (“television commercial break” or Team “timeout”), shall be permitted at any one stoppage of play.

For the purpose of this rule, a “television commercial break” is deemed an “official time-out” and not charged to either Team.

Any Player designated by the Coach or the Coach will indicate to the Referee that their Team is exercising its option.

The “time-out” must be requested by the team before the Referee has completed the players change procedure, before the Referee lowers his hand and points to the respecting face-off location.

The Referee will report the “time-out” to the Game Timekeeper who shall be responsible for signaling the termination of the “timeout”.

No “time-out” shall be granted following a “face-off” violation.

No “time-out” shall be granted to the defensive Team following an icing, following the Goalkeeper causing a stoppage of play from a shoot-in from beyond the center red line, or when a defending Player accidentally dislodges the net causing a stoppage of play.

No “time-out” shall be granted when a “Penalty Shot” has been awarded to either Team by the Referee, once instructions have been given to the Player taking the shot and the Goalkeeper defending the shot.

No “time-out” will be granted during the shootout.

No warm-up involving pucks on the ice shall be permitted for a Goalkeeper or replacement Goalkeeper during a “time-out”.

If, after one warning, this continues, the Referee shall assess a “Delay of Game” penalty to the offending Team.

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