IIHF Rule Book 2010 | Page 7

Rulebook 10_51.qxp CENTER ICE AND C IRCLE 9/29/2010 SPOT All measurements in cm 2:54 PM Page 5 114 - FACE-OFF SPOTS AND CIRCLES All spots and circles are marked on the ice surface in order to position the players for a face-off as ordered by the officials at the begging of the game, at the beginning of each period and after each stoppage of play. 115 - CENTER FACE-OFF SPOT AND CIRCLE A circular blue spot, 30 cm in diameter, shall be marked exactly in the center of the rink. END ZONE FACE-OFF CIRCLE AND SPOT With this spot as a center, a circle with a radius of 4.5 metres shall be marked with a blue line 5 cm wide. All measurements in cm 116 - FACE-OFF SPOTS IN NEUTRAL ZONE Two red spots, 60 cm in diameter, shall be marked in the neutral zone, 1.5 metres from each blue line as illustrated on the opposite page. 117 - END ZONE FACE-OFF SPOTS AND CIRCLES a) Face-off spots and circles shall be marked on the ice in both end zones and on both sides of each goal as illustrated on the opposite page. DETAIL OF FACE-OFF SPOT All measurements in cm b) The face-off spots shall be 60 cm in diameter, red in colour, as illustrated on the opposite page. c) On opposite sides of the end zone face-off spots shall be marked double ā€œLā€, as illustrated on the opposite page. d) The circles shall have a radius of 4.5 metres from the center of the face-off spots and marked with a red line, 5 cm wide. 12 13