1. Linesmen Position: 3 Official System
Presentation Designed by
Illinois Hockey Officials Association

2. Importance of Being in Proper Position
Fundamental building block
Enables official to see as muck action as possible (enhancing judgment)
Provides official with safe viewing areas
Keeps official out of the way
Keeps official out of “ No Mans Land “

3. Starting the Game One linesman at blue line ( visitor’s bench )
Partner opposite side of ice on other blue line
Referee at center ice
Keep zones for ½ of game
Switch half way through the game during stoppage unless a team is shorthanded

4. Basic Positioning Linesman: Start of Game
Visitor
Bench

5. Positioning During Play
Play leaving Neutral Zone and enters Attacking Zone
Official is at the determining edge of the blue line before play
Partner moves into Neutral Zone ( half way between red line and blue line )
Front Official then moves to the determining edge of the blue line (neutral zone)

6. Play

7. Positioning During Play
Play reverses and goes into opposite attacking zone
Back official moves to the determining edge of his blue line backwards
Keep play in front of you
Partner moves to determining edge of the blue line, then follows when all attacking players have left the zone

8. Backward
Skate
Play

9. Positioning During Play
Play in the Neutral Zone
Both linesmen at their respective blue lines ( Skates in the Attacking Zone )
Linesmen diagonally across from each other

10. Play

11. Positioning During Play
Neutral Zone face-offs
Linesman directly opposite side of the face-off
Must be ready to move in either direction with the play
Play goes toward his own end : follow and partner gets out of face-off
Play goes toward partners end: follow play, wait for partner to get back into position and release

13. Positioning During Play
Release signal
Arm extended out from side pointing diagonally
After goal
One linesman in front of scoring teams bench
Partner on opposite side of ice on other blue line

14. Retrieving the puck Normal stoppages
Linesman in zone of stoppage spots face-off
Partner retrieves puck, hands off and returns to position
After goal
Linesman in zone of goal retrieves puck and hands off to referee at center ice
Partner skates to middle of zone where goal was scored, then returns to normal position
Watch players

15. Normal Stoppages

16. Goal Scored

17. Retrieving the puck (Continued)
After a penalty
Linesman in zone of penalty spots face-off (escorts player for violent situation)
Partner retrieves puck, hands off and returns to position