In all non-checking age classifications, a penalty shall be assessed under this rule whenever a player impedes

the movement of a puck-carrying opponent by pushing him with the hands or arms or deliberately contacting him with

the shoulder, hip or any other part of the torso. There are instances when considerable body contact

between the puck carrier and an opponent may occur that should not be penalized, provided that there has been no

overt hip, shoulder or arm contact to physically force the opponent off the puck. Likewise, there shall be no penalty

assessed if the puck carrier unsuccessfully attempts to skate through too small an opening between the boards and a

stationary opponent and a collision occurs, unless there has been an overt action to body check the puck carrier.

Deliberate body contact on the part of the puck carrier may also be penalized under this rule. In order for a body

checking penalty to be assessed, enough contact must have occurred to impede the movements of the puck carrier. A

any player who injures an opponent by body checking in a

non-checking classification.