What equipment rules do I need to enforce on my 14U bench?

Required for every 14U player and goalie:

• HECC-certified helmet with a current (unexpired) sticker, unaltered, chin strap fastened.
• HECC-certified full facemask, including its chin cup.
• HECC-certified neck laceration protector (BNQ-certified also accepted through 2026-27).
• Colored (non-clear) internal mouthpiece covering the remaining teeth of one jaw.

Helmets and facemasks must stay on on the bench and in the penalty box. After a referee's warning, a violation there is a misconduct.

Penalties for violations:

• Missing or altered helmet, facemask, mouthpiece or neck guard, or equipment not worn as designed: after a team warning and removal of the player from the ice, a misconduct for an equipment violation.
• Illegal stick: minor penalty. Refusing to surrender a stick for measurement: minor plus misconduct.
• Glove with the palm cut out: misconduct.
• Electronic devices worn by a player during play (except medical): misconduct. Using any device to dispute an official's call: bench minor.

Jewelry must be fully covered or taped, and hard casts or splints need a physician's written direction and at least ½-inch closed-cell padding on all exterior surfaces.

Video used for coaching on the bench is permitted.