Can a player use his hands on the puck?
Any player can bat down a puck with the hand, as long as he does not hold the puck in his glove. The only exception is the goaltender, who is allowed to catch the puck in his glove. If a player intentionally directs the puck into the net with his hand, the goal is disallowed. A player is allowed to push the puck along the ice with his open hand, but is not allowed to deliberately direct the puck by hand to a teammate in any zone except the defensive zone. If he does, play is stopped, and face-off is called for at the spot of the infraction.
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