Officiating Exam – NSW

1. A captain or alternate captain, on ice or off, who complains to an on-ice official about how he is conducting the game, interpreting the rules, or handling game action shall be assessed a:

 Minor penalty

 Bench minor penalty

 Double minor penalty

 Misconduct penalty

Question 1 of 50

2. A skater who directs the puck into the goal net with his skates in any manner will result in a…

 Goal

 No Goal

Question 2 of 50

3. If a skater who is trying to nullify an icing call advances over the attacking blue line before the puck, creating a delayed offside, icing will be called as per hybrid icing rules. If the linesman determines the skater who is offside would be first to touch the puck, an offside will be called.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 3 of 50

4. A player elbowing an opponent will be assessed:

 Minor penalty

 Minor penalty + Misconduct penalty only.

 Minor Penalty or double minor penalty only.

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty.

Question 4 of 50

5. A player who deliberately knocks the helmet off an opponent’s head in order to force him out of play will be assessed a

 Bench minor penalty

 Minor penalty

 Double minor penalty

 Misconduct penalty

Question 5 of 50

6. A player who impedes the movement of an opponent with one or both hands, arms, legs, or in any other way to prevent him from skating freely will be assessed a:

 Game Misconduct penalty only.

 Double Minor penalty only.

 Minor penalty only.   

 Minor penalty or Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty.

Question 6 of 50

7. If the race for the puck is too close to determine which player from which team would touch the puck first, icing will be called.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 7 of 50

8. A player who slashes an opponent will be assessed

 a minor penalty.

 Match penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct or match penalty

Question 8 of 50

9. Team A Team B
A6 – 2 minutes @ 3:00 B11 – 2 minutes @ 3:00

At time 3:00, teams will play at what strength?

 5 on 5

 4 on 4

 5 on 4

 4 on 5

Question 9 of 50

10. A player who throws a stick or part of it or any other object out of the playing area will be assessed

 Bench minor penalty

 Minor penalty

 a game misconduct penalty

 Bench minor penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

Question 10 of 50

11. Team A Team B
A6 – 2 + 2 minutes @ 3:00 B8 – 2 + 2 minutes @ 3:00

At 3:00 what will be the on ice strength when play resumes?

 3 on 3

 4 on 4

 4 on 5

 5 on 5

Question 11 of 50

12. In the course of taking a slap shot, a player on the follow through contacts the head of his opponent with the blade of his stick. It does not cause accidental harm. What penalty shall be assessed?

 Minor penalty only

 Double minor penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

 Match Penalty

Question 12 of 50

13. If one of the other skaters not taking the faceoff enters the faceoff circle prematurely, the on-ice official will stop the faceoff. The skater of the offending team taking the faceoff must:

 be ejected from the faceoff

 receive a first violation warning

 receive a Minor penalty

 receive a Misconduct penalty

Question 13 of 50

14. A skater who is not in the immediate vicinity of an opponent in possession or control of the puck and still delivers a late hit to that opponent, who is aware of the impending contact, will receive a

 Major penalty and automatic game-misconduct penalty or a match penalty.

 Major penalty only.

 Minor penalty only.

 Match penalty only.

Question 14 of 50

15. A player who bangs the protective glass or boards with his stick or other objects in protest of an on-ice official’s decision will be assessed a

 Bench minor penalty

 Double Minor penalty

 Game misconduct penalty

 Minor penalty

Question 15 of 50

16. A match penalty results in the immediate expulsion of the player or team official from the game. A teammate designated by the coach through the captain will serve the penalty and substitution of this skater is allowed…

 Immediately

 After 2 minutes

 After 5 minutes

 After 10 minutes

Question 16 of 50

17. If an attacking skater is on a breakaway and is fouled by an opponent from behind, or by the opposing goaltender, but still manages to maintain possession of the puck, the referee will delay the penalty call and allow the skater to complete his action. If the fouled skater manages to score, the penalty shot will be cancelled. If the penalty being assessed was a minor penalty, it will also be cancelled by the goal, but if the penalty being assessed was a misconduct, major and automatic game misconduct, or match penalty, these will:

 be cancelled.

 still be assessed.

 cancelled in lieu of a penalty shot.

 cancelled in lieu of a goal.

Question 17 of 50

18. What shall the linesmen do with broken sticks?

 Give them to spectators

 Give them back to the player to whom they belong

 Throw them over the boards

 Drop them at the Scorekeeper’s bench

Question 18 of 50

19. In the event that objects are thrown onto the ice by spectators and game action is compromised, play will be stopped and the ensuing faceoff will take place at which face off spot?

 End zone face-off spot

 Neutral zone face-off spot

 Centre ice

 The nearest faceoff spot to where play was stopped.

Question 19 of 50

20. An unidentified player or team official who is off the ice and throws a stick or any other object onto the ice to protest a call shall be assessed a:

 Bench minor penalty  

 Minor penalty

 Misconduct penalty

 Double minor penalty

Question 20 of 50

21. A player who deliberately displaces the goal net from its normal position will be assessed a

 Bench Minor penalty

 Penalty shot

 Goal

 Minor penalty

Question 21 of 50

22. Where an injury has occurred to a player and there is a stoppage of play, a team doctor (or other medical personnel) may go onto the ice to attend to the injured player without waiting for the referee’s consent.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 22 of 50

23. A player who spears an opponent will be assessed a

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

 Match penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty or match penalty.  

 Misconduct penalty

Question 23 of 50

24. Any player that becomes involved in fighting will be assessed a:

 Double Minor penalty only.

 Match penalty.  

 Major penalty + Automatic Game Misconduct penalty only.

 Minor penalty + Misconduct penalty only.

Question 24 of 50

25. A player who holds an opponent’s stick by any means (hands, arms, body, leg) to prevent him from skating, playing the puck, or otherwise playing the game freely, or any act of preventing an opponent from using his stick shall be assessed a:

 Minor penalty

 Double minor penalty

 Minor penalty, major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty or match penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

Question 25 of 50

26. A player who either attempts to head-butt or succeeds in head-butting an opponent will be assessed a:

 Match penalty.  

 Double Minor penalty or major penalty + automatic game misconduct or Match penalty only.

 Misconduct penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty only.

Question 26 of 50

27. A player who generates a swinging motion with his skate directed at any part of an opponent’s body will be assessed a:

 Minor penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

 Match penalty  

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct or match penalty.

Question 27 of 50

28. A player or team official who makes any obscene gesture or actions to any person on the ice or anywhere in the rink immediately before, during, or immediately after the game will be assessed

 Double minor penalty

 Misconduct penalty

 Game misconduct penalty

 Match penalty  

Question 28 of 50

29. A player who in any way retaliates to being punched will be assessed

 A Minor penalty.

 A Miscounduct penalty.

 Double Minor penalty only.

 Minor penalty + Misconduct penalty only.

Question 29 of 50

30. A skater who covers the puck with his glove on the ice outside his own goal crease will be assessed a:

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

 Minor penalty  

 Double minor penalty

 Bench minor penalty

Question 30 of 50

31.

A player who recklessly endangers an opponent as a result of checking from behind will be assessed a …

 Match penalty

 Minor Penalty + automatic misconduct penalty

 Minor Penalty

 Major penalty + Automatic Game Misconduct penalty or a Match penalty

Question 31 of 50

32. When a penalty is assessed before the start or at the end of a period, the ensuing faceoff will take place at?

 At centre ice

 At one of the two faceoff spots outside the attacking zone of the team penalised

 In the defending zone of the team that committed the last of the fouls

 the nearest faceoff spot in the zone where game action was stopped

Question 32 of 50

33. To be onside, a skater may have one skate inside the blue line as long as one is on or outside the blue line touching the ice.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 33 of 50

34. If, during a player change during game action, a player coming onto the ice or coming off the ice plays the puck, makes contact with an opponent, or participates in game action while both the departing and entering players are on the ice within the 1.5 metre (5') zone, a bench-minor a penalty for too many men will be assessed.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 34 of 50

35. A player who directs a hit of any sort, with any part of his body or equipment, to the head or neck of an opposing player or drives or forces the head of an opposing player into the protective glass or boards will be assessed

 Minor penalty + misconduct penalty

 Double minor penalty + misconduct penalty

 Minor penalty + misconduct penalty, major penalty plus automatic game misconduct penalty or match penalty

 Match penalty

Question 35 of 50

36. When a goal is scored in the last second of a period, it is not necessary to conduct a face-off at centre ice.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 36 of 50

37. A player or team official on the players’ bench or penalty box who throws or directs a stick or any part of it, or any other object, at the puck or puck carrier in his defending zone, the referee will award the opponent’s team a:

 Goal

 Penalty shot

 Bench minor penalty

 Misconduct penalty

Question 37 of 50

38. If there is a clear instigator in a fight, that player will be assessed in addition to any other penalties a:

 Minor peanlty

 Minor and Miscounduct Penalty

 Major and automatic game miscounduct penalty

 Match penalty

Question 38 of 50

39. If a player is assessed a misconduct or game-misconduct penalty, the ensuing faceoff will take place:

 At centre ice

 At one of the two faceoff spots outside the attacking zone of the team penalised

 the nearest faceoff spot in the zone where game action was stopped

 in the defending zone of the team being penalized.

Question 39 of 50

40. A8 passes to A9, but the puck deflects off the body, stick or skate of B8 and it is retrieved by A9 who passes to A10 who scores a goal. To whom are the assists awarded to?

 A8

 A9

 A8 and A9

 A10

Question 40 of 50

41. When the puck lands on the outside of the goal net (at either the base along the back of the goal net or on the top), or if it is frozen against the goal net, the referee will permit what length of time to free the puck before the whistle is blown?

 1 second

 for no longer than the flow of the game permits

 3 seconds

 for as long as it takes to free the puck

Question 41 of 50

42. Team A Team B
A6 – 2 minutes @ 3:00 B11 – 2 + 2 minutes @ 3:00
A9 – 2 minutes @ 3:00 B12 – 2 minutes @ 3:00
A7 – 2 + 2 minutes @ 3:00

At 3:00 when play resumes, teams will play:

 3 on 5

 4 on 5

 5 on 5

 5 on 4

Question 42 of 50

43. When teams attempt to change after their allotted period of time, the referee should send the players back to the bench and warn the coach. The second time this happens the referee must assess:

 Minor penalty for delaying the game

 Bench Minor penalty for delaying the game

 Misconduct penalty for delaying the game

 No penalty

Question 43 of 50

44. A skater who picks the puck up from the ice with his glove or hand outside his own goal crease during game action will be assessed a:

 Minor penalty  

 Bench minor penalty

 Misconduct penalty

 No penalty

Question 44 of 50

45. For a penalized skater to return to the game as a result of an opponent’s goal, his team must have been short-handed by a minor or bench-minor penalty at the time of the goal (not counting a delayed penalty). In the case where more than one skater is penalized, the first minor or bench-minor penalty will terminate (unless it were a coincident minor or bench-minor penalty with an opposing skater, in which case the next minor or bench-minor penalty will be cancelled). In addition, this does not apply on a Penalty Shot situation.

 TRUE

 FALSE

Question 45 of 50

46. A player who tries to fight or continues to fight after he has been ordered by the referee to stop, or who resists a linesman who is trying to circumvent the continuation of a fight, will be assessed a:

 Match penalty only.

 Double Minor penalty or Major penalty + automatic game misconduct or Match penalty.  

 Double Minor penalty or Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty only.

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty only.

Question 46 of 50

47. A player must drop a broken stick immediately. If he participates in game action with a broken stick he will be assessed a:

 Minor penalty + Misconduct penalty

 Minor penalty  

 Bench minor penalty

 Double Minor penalty

Question 47 of 50

48. If a player deliberately displaces his own goal net from its normal position during the last two minutes of regulation time, or at any time in overtime, the referee will award the opposing team a:

 Bench Minor penalty

 Goal

 Penalty shot  

 Double Minor penalty

Question 48 of 50

49. A player who delivers a check in a clipping manner or lowers his own body to deliver a check to an opponent’s knee area will be assessed:

 Minor penalty + Misconduct penalty only.

 Major penalty only.

 Minor penalty.

 Match penalty only.

Question 49 of 50

50. A player or team official who spits on or at an opponent or anyone in the rink during a game will be assessed a:

 Game misconduct penalty

 Match penalty  

 Misconduct penalty

 Major penalty + automatic game misconduct penalty

Question 50 of 50