2025-26 OHL Rule Change - Rule 84.4: Shootout Scrape
Published on August 28, 2025 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL) News Release
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Board of Governors has recently approved a series of six playing rule changes for the 2025-26 season. We'll unveil a new one everyday throughout the week.
Rule 84.4 - Shootout Scrape
Previously, during the break between overtime and a shootout, the ice resurfacing machine would make four passes to clean 22-24 feet of the ice surface.
Effective for 2025-26, only an ice cleaning crew will remove snow from the goal crease area without the need of the ice resurfacing machine.
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