Rule 409. Calling of Penalties

1. Should an infraction of the rules be committed by a player of the team in possession and control of the puck, the Referee shall immediately stop play and assess the penalty(s) to the offending player(s).

   The resulting face-off shall be made at the place where the play was stopped unless the stoppage occurs in the Attacking Zone of the player penalized in which case the face-off shall be made at the nearest face-off spot in the Neutral Zone.

2. Should an infraction of the rules be committed by a player of a team NOT in possession and control of the puck the Referee shall signify the calling of a penalty by raising his arm and upon completion of the play by the team in possession will immediately stop play and assess the penalty to the offending player.

   (Note 1) There shall be no signal given by the Referee for a misconduct or game misconduct penalty under this section.

   (Note 2) ``Completion of the play by the team in possession'' in this rule means that the puck must have come into the possession and control of the puck of an opposing player or goalkeeper, or has been ``frozen''. This does not mean a rebound off the goalkeeper, the goal or the boards or any accidental contact with the body or equipment of an opposing player.

   The resulting face-off shall be made at the place where the play was stopped, unless during the period of a delayed whistle due to a foul by a player of the team NOT in possession, the team in possession ices the puck, shoots the puck from its Defending Zone so that it goes out of bounds or is unplayable then the face-off following the stoppage shall take place in the Neutral Zone near the defending blue line of the team shooting the puck.

   If the penalty or penalties to be imposed are minor penalties and a goal is scored on the play by the non-offending team, the first minor penalty shall not be imposed but all other minor, major or match penalties shall be imposed in the normal manner regardless of whether or not a goal is scored.

3. If after the Referee has signalled a penalty but before the whistle has been blown the puck shall enter to goal of the non-offending team as the direct result of the action of a player of that team, the goal shall be allowed and the penalty signalled shall be imposed in the normal manner.

4. If the Referee signals an additional minor penalty(s) against a team that is already shorthanded because of one or more minor or bench minor penalties, and a goal is scored by the non-offending team before the whistle is blown, the goal shall be allowed, the delayed penalty(s) shall be assessed, and the minor penalty already being served which caused the team to be shorthanded shall terminate automatically under Rule 402(c) (Minor Penalties).

5. Should the same offending player commit other fouls on the same play, either before or after the Referee has blown his whistle, the offending player shall serve such penalties consecutively.

6. All minor and bench minor penalties occurring after a goal has been scored or during the stoppage of play when a penalty shot is being attempted, shall be served in the normal manner under this rule.