Penalty Bench Restricts the penalty bench to only penalized players. Captain of Team Allows for each team to designate one captain and up to two alternate captains. Only one such designee may discuss any one instance with the referee. Players in Uniform A goalkeeper who has been substituted for by another goalkeeper may not return to play until the next stoppage of play. Note Change of Players Requires goalkeeper to be at the bench and out of the play in order to be replaced by a substitute under the premature substitution rule.
Protective Equipment Adds gloves as recommended protective equipment.
For violation, device is removed and team assessed bench minor penalty. Penalties Combines minor penalties and bench minor penalties into one category of penalties. Minor Penalties Requires a player from the ice, at the time of the infraction, to serve a bench minor penalty. Misconduct Penalties Eliminates one game suspension exception to those players assessed a game misconduct penalty for third man in infraction. All game misconduct penalties now carry a one game suspension.