Early season action has resulted in the NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee issuing a number of clarifications from its first two monthly phone calls. It is a ten-minute misconduct. Detailed protocol for shootouts have been mailed out.
Players serving penalties at the end of the game are ineligible for the shootout.
If a team is penalized during a shootout, it loses an opportunity. If coinicidental penalties are assessed during the shootout, there are no lost opportunities unless one team is penalized more than the other. If a goalkeeper is injured during a shootout, he may be replaced but no warm-up time will be allowed. All stick challenges must take place before the shootout. If a stick is illegal, the team loses one opportunity to shoot.