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Rule 108. End Zone Face-off Spots and Circles

  1. In both end zones and on both sides of each goal, red face-off spots and circles shall be marked on the ice. The face-off spots shall be two feet in diameter. Within each face-off spot draw two parallel lines four inches from the top and bottom of the spot. The area within the two lines shall be painted red, the remainder shall be painted white.

    One foot away from the outer edges of the face-off spot, two lines shall be drawn parallel with the side boards that shall be four feet in length and 18 inches apart. Parallel to the end boards, commencing at the end of the line nearest to the face-off spot, a line shall extend 2 feet 10 inches in length. All lines shall be 2 inches in width.

    The circles shall be 2 inches wide with a radius of 15 feet from the center of the face-off spots. The width of this line shall be included in the radius. On both sides of each end zone face-off circle shall be two lines 2 feet long, 2 inches wide and 4 feet apart.

  2. The location of the face-off spots shall be fixed in the following manner:

    Along a line 20 feet from each goal line and parallel to it, mark two points 22 feet on both sides of the straight line joining the centers of the two goals. Each such point shall be the center of a face-off spot and circle.


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