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Gary Bettman & the NHL announce significant rule changes for the 2024-25 season


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Hunter Bowman
September 18, 2024  (8:57 PM)
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The National Hockey League has implemented new rules for the 2024-25 season, and gave a full breakdown for each one.

As we're about a month wait for the start of the 2024-25 regular season, the NHL has released a list of rule changes that will come into effect once the season begins.
One of the rules includes an opportunity to remove or take away a delay of game penalty for shooting the puck over the glass. However, it only applies to rescinding a penalty, not getting once called if a puck over the glass is missed.
"This only will apply to delay of game penalties when the puck is determined to have deflected off a player, stick, glass or boards, and not on a judgment call on how the puck left the defensive zone (e.g., batted pucks or if the puck was shot out from the defensive zone). In the event of a failed challenge, another two-minute minor penalty will be assessed (in addition to the existing delay of game penalty)."
The next rule, is that defensive teams will not be able to make a line change before a face off if the net comes dislodged from its moorings. To add to that, centres will now also receive just one warning in the faceoff circle after an icing call.
"There will be an adjustment to Rule 63.8 so that the defensive team cannot make a line change in the event its goaltender accidentally dislodges the net (old language applied just to skater).

Following an icing, the offensive center also now will receive one warning (same as the defensive player) for a face-off violation."

And lastly, the NHL has had enough of players and team staff sitting on the boards during play, so the officials will give one warning, after that they will call a penalty if the team repeats the same behaviour.
"The referee now will provide the offending team (coach and players) with one warning regarding players sitting on the boards (and will so advise the other team). After one warning in a game, the team precipitating the warning will be issued a bench minor penalty for future violations."
These rule changes have already been unanimously approved by the NHL's Board of Governors.

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