Can a team challenge a call, and what can the Central Situation Room review?
Rule- Canada
- PWHL
- Professional women's hockey
- Official Rulebook
- 2025-26
- Fans
No. Under Rule 38 (the PWHL Central Situation Room Review, formerly the Coach's Challenge), a team is not permitted to request a review. The Central Situation Room (CSR) official or the on-ice officials can start one, and only for goal/no goal and delay-of-game (puck over the glass) situations:
- Missed game stoppage in the offensive zone leading to a goal, for example a hand pass, high-sticking the puck or puck out of bounds.
- Possible goalkeeper interference, either on a goal that may need to be disallowed, or on a no-goal call where the puck entered the net.
- A delay-of-game minor for shooting or batting the puck over the glass, which can only be rescinded, not assessed.
The original call stands unless video conclusively and irrefutably shows it was clearly not correct. The PWHL does not review offside under any circumstances.
If a goal is disallowed for a missed stoppage, the clock is reset to when play should have stopped. If a goal is disallowed for goalkeeper interference, the face-off is at the nearest neutral zone face-off spot. If a no-goal call is overturned, the goal counts and play restarts with a centre-ice face-off.
Source: PWHL Official Rulebook 2025-26, Rule 38.
Added 25 Oct 2026