Ice hockey / Rule 13
Puck and sticks
IIHF · 2026/27In short
Approved dimensions and broken-stick exceptions.
The puck
The approved puck is 2.5 cm thick, 7.6 cm in diameter and weighs 156–170 g. The organizer provides a sufficient supply kept frozen. A second puck appearing on the ice does not automatically mean an immediate whistle.
Broken sticks
A skater must drop a broken stick to continue playing and may receive a replacement legally. A goalkeeper may keep using a broken stick until a stoppage or a legal replacement arrives. Throwing a replacement stick is not an authorized handover.
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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