In hockey, why does the referee sometimes remove a player from a face-off?
I would like to know the face-off rules. Rule 54 Face-Offs Conduct of any face-off commences when the Official designates the place of the face-off and he takes up his position to drop the puck. As soon as the line change procedure has been completed by the Referee and he lowers his hand to indicate no further changes, the Linesman conducting the face-off shall blow his whistle. This will signal to both Teams that they have no more than five (5) seconds to line up for the ensuing face-off. At the end of the five (5) seconds (or sooner if both centers are ready), the Linesman will conduct a proper face-off. If, however… One or both centers are not positioned for the face-off, One or both centers refrain from placing their stick on the ice, Any player has encroached into the face-off circle, Any player makes physical contact with an opponent, or… Any player is in an off-side position, the Linesman shall have the offending center(s) replaced immediately prior to dropping the puck. If a ce
