From the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Rulebook (1887) ....
 
Section 4 c.
    All players, including goalkeepers, are required to wear an internal
mouthguard that covers all the remaining teeth of one jaw.  The mouthguard
shall not be altered from original manufacturer specifications, except with
the prescription of a medical authority.
    For initial violation of this rule, the offending player will be
assessed a misconduct penalty and be replaced on the ice.  For a second
offense by the same player in the same game, a game misconduct penalty
shall be assessed.
    It is recommended that mandatory protective mouthguards be made from a
colored material for easy identification
 
 
Sorry to quote the rules but I think it needs clarification
 
Scott Ayen
SLU
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> From: Bill Fenwick <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Safety penalties/misconducts
> Date: Wednesday, February 05, 1997 3:27 PM
>
> As y'all probably know by now, Cornell's Vinnie Auger was whistled for a
> ten-minute misconduct in Saturday's game against Yale for playing without
a
> mouthguard.  I'm curious about something, and I'm too lazy to look it up
in the
> rulebook (plus, I don't know where my copy is...)
>
> There are two other penalties I can think of that deal with player
equipment and
> safety, playing without a helmet and playing with a broken stick.  Both
of these
> are two-minute minor penalties, and I was wondering if either carried a
> mandatory misconduct.  I suspect they do... it would seem odd to me to
toss a
> player for ten minutes for failing to wear a mouthguard but for only two
minutes
> (although with a corresponding reduction in manpower for his team) for
the
> perhaps more serious helmet and stick violations.
>
> --
> Disclaimer -- Unless otherwise noted, all opinions expressed above are
>               strictly those of:
>
> Bill Fenwick
> Cornell '86 and '95
> LET'S GO RED!!                                                  DJF
5/27/94
> "So what's Cornell's strategy now -- go to the net?"
> -- Grady Whittenberg, Cornell (WQNY) play-by-play announcer, following
the
>    clean-up efforts after Providence goalie Dan Dennis got sick on the
ice
>    during the first round of the Syracuse Invitational
>
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