Rule 1-9-c	(Add): "Captain's choice of players" after PENALTY - MINOR.
Rule 2-1-b	(Add): A commemorative/memorial patch not to exceed four square inches may be worn on the jersey provided it is not a number and is in an appropriate location that does not interfere with the captain's identification or the player's number.
Rule 2-3-c	(Add): "Captain's choice of players" after PENALTY - MINOR.
Rule 2-4-a	(Delete): Upon the referee's signal prior to the start of a period and following any stoppage of play, the visiting team shall promptly place a lineup on the ice, ready for play. No substitution shall be made from the time until play has been resumed. The home team may then make any desired substitution that does not result in delay of game.
Rule 2-4-a	(Delete): If there is any undue delay by either team in changing lines, the referee shall order the offending team or teams to take their positions immediately and not permit line changes. Move: "When a substitution has been made under this rule, no additional substitution may be made until play commences except when any penalty is imposed." to Rule 2-5-e.
Rule 2-4-c	(Add): "Captain's choice of players" after PENALTY - MINOR.
Rule 2-5-d	(Eliminate): Allowing goalkeeper to enter game to receive a one-minute warm-up.
Rule 2-5-d	After any stoppage of play, the visiting team shall promptly place a lineup on the ice ready for play; substitutions shall be made by the visiting team until the referee signals the home team for its last change. The home team then may make any substitutions that do not result in a delay of the game. The procedure for all stoppages is as follows: Referee points to site of the face-off at his or her discretion. This starts the line-change procedure. The visiting team has up to five seconds to change players. The referee puts his or her hand up to the visiting team, indicating that the home team has up to five seconds to changes players. When the referee's hand comes down, the official dropping the puck blows a quick whistle indicating the start of the face-off and that the puck will be dropped in no more than five seconds. PENALTY - If a team intentionally delays the line change, it shall be warned. This serves as that team's warning for the remainder of the game. If that team intentionally delays a line change later in the game, a bench minor penalty shall be assessed. (See 6-12)
Rule 2-5-e	(Eliminate): Entire section and re-letter remaining sections.
Rule 2-5-e	(Move): "A goalkeeper who has been substituted for cannot re-enter the game until the next stoppage of play." to end of Rule 2-6-d.Delete remaining words: "unless the replacement goalkeeper is injured during warm-up." and re-letter remaining sections.
Rule 2-6-c	(Eliminate): Delete the last phrase "and that player shall be limited to one-minute warm-up if requested." PENALTY - MINOR.
Rule 2-6-d	(Delete): "… two minutes shall be allowed for that player's recovery if the captain so requests and the referee deems it proper." Add: " … a reasonable length of time, as determined by the referee, shall be allowed for that player's recovery."
Rule 2-6-e	(Delete): Entire statement.
Rule 3-1-a	(Add): The end of a hollow stick must be fully covered.
Rule 6-1-a	(Add): ... gestures, intentionally spraying a goalkeeper or banging sticks …
Rule 6-2-a	(Change): Penalty to a minor. Delete portion of present rule that says "Play shall be immediately started, even though players are not ready."
Rule 6-5-a	(Add): "or goalkeeper" to the two player references (player or goalkeeper).
Rule 6-5-b	Delete and renumber remaining sections.
Rule 6-9-d	Rule 6-9-d Penalty - Eliminate: Play shall be immediately started, even though players are not ready.
Rule 6-12-a	(Eliminate): No whistle is needed to start play at each face-off. A whistle may be blown at the beginning of the period or after there has been time-out for injury, penalty, etc., to indicate that play is about to be resumed.
Rule 6-27-a	(Add): ...hold, push, or in any other way physically abuse or attempt to physically abuse an official...
Rule 6-37-b	New and Renumber: By state association adoption, procedure may be established where by schools may play up to a 17-minute period.
Rule 6-37-d	(Add): The time-out may be used for warming up the substitute goalkeeper or any other purpose. If a team takes a time-out, the opposing team may exercise the rights of the time-out, including warming up their goalkeeper. A maximum of 10 pucks may be used for warm-up of the goalkeeper.
Other Changes	Re-titled Rule 2, Section 5 "Substitutes" to Rule 2, Section 5 "Change of Players."

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