There have been more than a few updates to the NHL rule book for the 2019 season. With the regular season kicking off on October 2nd, it’s time to become familiar with these changes in an attempt to understand the NHL officiating. These range from video review to player safety practices. All of the following rule changes were approved by the NHL Board of Governors, NHL General Managers, and the NHL Competition Committee.
Coaches Challenge
The updates to the coaches challenge in the 2019 rulebook allow challenges to pucks that are high-sticked by teammates in the offensive zone, pucks that go off of spectator netting, pucks that are out of play, and hand passes that don’t result in play stoppage leading to a goal scored.