Centers used to get removed from a faceoff for a faceoff violation by their team, and a second violation on the same faceoff was a minor penalty. The NCAA (and NHL and other higher-level leagues) now use a warning, then a penalty. > 81.3 Procedure - All players shall take their proper positions > immediately when > directed by the official. > ... > On all faceoffs, players must take a stationary position in the > vicinity of > the faceoff before the puck is dropped. This should be treated as a > faceoff > violation. The intent of this rule is to negate any advantage a team gains > by putting players in motion before the faceoff. > *PENALTIES—For the initial violation, the official shall issue a warning** > **to the offending team and no substitution of the center shall** > **occur. Second faceoff violation by the same team during the** > **same faceoff shall be penalized with a bench minor penalty** > **to the offending team for delay of game (see Rule 17.1).* > Note: The center is not removed on the initial violation. No substitution > of players is allowed after a false faceoff until the faceoff has been > properly > executed, exc In youth hockey and high school hockey, centers are [still] removed for the first violation. --david On 2/5/22 22:15, Sara Fagan wrote: > I believe I have heard them say that players are given one warning in > the faceoffs and instead of giving them a second warning or kicking > them out of the faceoff they are assessed a penalty. I believe it is a > new rule to cut down on time on faceoffs. > > Sara > SLU '77 > Let's go SAINTS!!!!!!!!! > > On Sat, Feb 5, 2022, 11:10 PM Carol White > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > We had two odd penalties in the Gopher Men's games this weekend. > Two separate players (one each night) were called for "faceoff > interference" ???? > > What the heck is THAT? Two minutes in the box was done. In > tonight's game it was called a: Bench minor- 2m Faceoff Violation. > > > If anyone can offer any explanations I would love it. > > Thanks > > Carol, QoGH > >