6.1 2-Official System

6.1                2 OFFICIAL SYSTEM

 

GENERAL GUIDELINES

In the 2-man system the ice is divided by the center red line. This division of the ice is for face-off procedure only. Either official can assess penalties anywhere on the ice.

Never allow the puck to pass you in the neutral zone, and be closer to your blue line than you are.

If there is a situation where you are in the path of the players and the puck in the neutral

zone then always move towards your blue line. This will ensure proper positioning.

Officials should maintain a diagonal position in relation to one another, no further than one line apart, while play is in progress. Never should both officials be on the same side of the ice.

Officials should always be at, or just inside the blue line prior to the puck and players.

As the puck moves into the end zone, the front official must implement “end-zone positioning”. Meanwhile the back official will move up the boards and take a position just outside the blue line, at an appropriate angle to face the play.

In general officials will be in a diagonal position relative to one another, no further then one line apart.

FACE-OFFS
To start the game, or any face-off at center ice, the two officials should be positioned along the center red line facing each other.

The official taking the face-off should be facing the penalty bench so that the timekeeper can start the clock when the puck is dropped.

When the puck is dropped, the official not dropping the puck must go with the puck, whether to the left or right. This will allow the official to be at the blue line as the puck crosses.

All face-offs shall be conducted at the designated face-off spots as indicated by the reason for the stoppage, or on a line parallel to the side boards from one end zone face-off spot to the other end zone face-off spot.

When a face-off takes place in the neutral zone the official not conducting the face-off, should be positioned directly across from the face-off spot in all instances and be prepared to move in either direction (left or right) depending on the direction the play moves. This will allow the official to be at the blue line prior the puck. The official conducting the face-off should skate backwards to the boards as soon as it is safe to do so after dropping the puck, and then move as needed.

When a face-off takes place in the end-zone the official not conducting the face-off shall be positioned diagonally just outside the near blue line.

The official conducting the face-off should skate backwards to the boards as soon as it is safe to do so after dropping the puck, and then practice proper end-zone positioning.

Face-offs are taken by the official for that end, regardless of what side of the ice they are to be on.

 

WHEN A GOAL IS SCORED

When a goal is scored the front official (positioned in the end-one) will signal the goal and report it to the

scorekeeper.

 

The other official will retrieve the puck and go to the center ice to conduct the ensuring face-off.

 

WHEN A PENALTY IS ASSESSED

When a penalty is assess one official shall assess the penalty and report it to the scorekeeper.

 

The other official will retrieve the puck and proceed to the face-off sport to conduct the ensuing face-off.