Gary Bettman & the NHL announce significant rule changes for the 2024-25 season

As we're about a month wait for the start of the 2024-25 regular season, the NHL has released a list of rule changes that will come into effect once the season begins.

One of the rules includes an opportunity to remove or take away a delay of game penalty for shooting the puck over the glass. However, it only applies to rescinding a penalty, not getting once called if a puck over the glass is missed.

"This only will apply to delay of game penalties when the puck is determined to have deflected off a player, stick, glass or boards, and not on a judgment call on how the puck left the defensive zone (e.g., batted pucks or if the puck was shot out from the defensive zone). In the event of a failed challenge, another two-minute minor penalty will be assessed (in addition to the existing delay of game penalty)."

The next rule, is that defensive teams will not be able to make a line change before a face off if the net comes dislodged from its moorings. To add to that, centres will now also receive just one warning in the faceoff circle after an icing call.

And lastly, the NHL has had enough of players and team staff sitting on the boards during play, so the officials will give one warning, after that they will call a penalty if the team repeats the same behaviour.

These rule changes have already been unanimously approved by the NHL's Board of Governors.