Ice hockey / Rule 63
Other fouls and delays
IIHF · 2026/27In short
Puck handling, delay and unsporting behaviour.
Delay
Deliberately delaying play can be penalized. Shooting or batting the puck directly out over the glass from the defending zone normally brings a minor; deflections, direct face-offs and specified openings are treated differently.
Behaviour
Illegally closing a hand on the puck, diving and unsporting conduct have their own sanctions. A skater covering the puck in the goal crease may concede a penalty shot; not every puck stoppage has the same consequence.
Independent explanations and translations, not official federation publications. Independent topic summaries of the supplied IIHF Rule Book 2026/27, version 1.0, June 2026. This is not the NHL rulebook or a complete reproduction. Women’s, junior and pilot provisions are identified separately; competition regulations govern applicable formats. References use PDF pages.
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