All from THE NCAA NEWS, 17 May 1995, with paraphrasing attempted where possible: The Men's Ice Hockey Rules Committee met in Santa Fe NM from May 10-13, resulting in the following proposals: * Proposed a two-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Players taunting, spitting at an opponent, spraying the goaltender with ice, shooting the puck after the whistle, or kicking, throwing or knocking an opponent's stick for the purpose of keeping it away from the opponent will receive an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. (Requires approval by the NCAA Executive Committee.) * Proposed a carry-over penalty for players fighting during the last game of a season. Hence, if you're a non-senior and you fight at the end of the season (one CCHA cellar dwellar immediately comes to mind), you will be subject to the progressive DQ penalty system at the beginning of the next season. Other notable results of the Committee meeting include: * Ethical behavior, hitting from behind, holding the stick and interference tabbed as points of emphasis for 1995-96. * Hockey East will be allowed to continue with shootouts. * The CCHA will be allowed to continue the 1-2 officiating system, with linesmen maintaining the authority to call penalties behind the play in the defensive zone. * The number of non-uniformed team personnel allowed on the bench has been increased from five to six. * The number of non-goaltenders allowed in the pre-game skate has been increased from 18 to 19. The official game report form will include only the 18 skaters dressing for the game. (Example: Now, an injured player and his probable sub may participate in the pre-game skate and the coach can then decide which one will remain dressed for the game.) There were also a few revisions (mostly language changes) made to specific rules. I won't list them all here, but one is worthy of note: * Rule 5-3-h was revised to allow conferences and tournament directors to determine alternative policies for awarding assists. So much for uniformity. John Haeussler Univ of Michigan [log in to unmask]