Article 170
Team Considerations
IIHF Divisions World Championships · Participants Regulations · Sport · Commercial Breaks
170.1Participating Team shall comply with the following provisions during commercial breaks, if any:
a.Goalkeepers will be allowed to go to their respective players bench.
b.Teams are allowed to change lines once the referee blows the whistle signalling the teams to return to the face-off with 20 seconds remaining in the commercial stoppage.
c.These line changes will follow the same protocol as a normal line change during a stoppage of play.