Proposal 70: Signaling the end of a period [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-07-13
Status: Passed on July 29, 2025
Background
It is unclear if the game continues until the horn ends. This will clarify that the game ends the moment the siren is heard.
Proposal
Old
14C.2.4 The Timer
The Timer checks the time of play with a stopwatch and/or with a score board. The time
is started whenever the referee starts the game by blowing the whistle. Each period is
ended by the sound of the score board (e.g. horn, bell, gong) or the blowing of a whistle
by the timer...
New
14C.2.4 The Timer
The Timer checks the time of play with a stopwatch and/or with a score board. The time
is started whenever the referee starts the game by blowing the whistle. A period is considered ended at the onset of the scoreboard sound (e.g. horn, bell, gong) or the timer’s whistle begins....
Body
I tried to reword it to make sure it is clear that it is the START of either the scoreboard buzzer or the START of the whistle.
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Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 2 changed by Steven Hughes (17 Jul 04:25)
Added clarificaiton of onset of scoreboard sound
- Revision 1 changed by Steven Hughes (13 Jul 07:34)
Votes on this proposal:
11 out of 12 voting members have voted.
Agree: 11, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 0.