RULE 99 – USE OF VIDEO-GOAL JUDGE TO DETERMINE 
GOALS
i. The video-goal judge may consult with the referee only
at the request of the referee or by request of the video-
goal judge himself. He is consulted primarily to determine 
the legitimacy of a goal.
ii. If a goal is scored or appears to have been scored, the
referee will make his call immediately and then, if necessary,
consult the video-goal judge. It will be up to the video-goal
judge to confirm the referee’s call or, if there is proper 
evidence, refute it.
[b]iii. In the case where video review is inconclusive, the 
referee’s original call will stand.[/b]
iv. If the video-goal judge requests consultation with the 
referee on a potential goal that no on-ice official 
acknowledged, the opinion of the video-goal judge will 
be the decisive one.
v. If neither the on-ice officials nor the video-goal judge 
reviews a possible goal at the next stoppage of play, 
further review is not permitted after the ensuing faceoff.
vi. If there is no indication from the referees or video-goal 
judge to review a questionable play immediately following 
the end of a period, no review can be conducted once the
players have left the ice.vii. The following are the only 
situations subject to review by the video-goal judge 
(see Rule 45-iii for other uses): 
1. Puck crossing the plane of the goal line; 
2. Puck in the goal net prior to the goal frame being 
displaced;
3. Puck entering the goal net prior to or after the expiration
of a period; 
4. Puck directed into the goal net by hand or kicked into 
the goal net; 
5. Puck deflected into the goal net off an on-ice official; 
6. Puck struck with a high stick above the height of the 
crossbar by an attacking skater prior to entering the goal net.