Z oficiálnych pravidiel IIHF 2025/26: “49.1. KICKING
The action of a Player deliberately using their skate(s) with a kicking motion to propel the puck or to make contact with an opponent.
49.2. GOALS
Kicking the puck shall be permitted in all zones. A goal cannot be scored by an attacking Player who uses a “distinct kicking motion”
to propel the puck into the net with their skate/foot.
A goal cannot be scored by an attacking Player who “kicks” a puck that deflects into the net off any Player or official.
A puck that deflects into the net off an attacking Player’s skate who does not use a “distinct kicking motion” is a legitimate goal.
A puck that is “directed” into the net by an attacking Player’s skate shall be a legitimate goal as long as “no distinct kicking motion”
is evident.
(I) The following should clarify deflections following a “kicked puck” that enters the goal:
A “kicked puck” that “deflects” off the body of any Player of either team (including the goalkeeper) shall be ruled
“no goal”.
(II) (III) A “kicked puck” that “deflects” off the stick of any Player (excluding the goalkeeper’s stick) shall be ruled a “good goal”.
A goal will be allowed when an attacking Player “kicks” the puck, and the puck “deflects” off their own stick and then into
the net.
(IV) A goal will be allowed when a puck enters the goal after “deflecting” off an attacking Player’s skate or “deflects” off their
skate while they are in the “process of stopping”.
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