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14 // OCTOBER 2020 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM HELP US TO REWRITE THE RULEBOOK HAVE AN IDEA TO MAKE THE GAME BETTER? Here's your chance to help USA Hockey rewrite the rulebook. Submit your proposal to USA Hockey by Nov. 1, and it could become a part of the game starting with the 2021-22 season. All proposals must be submitted in writing to the USA Hockey National Office and must include the following: • Playing Rule Number and sub- headings (ex. Rule 601(e)1) • Specific wording of current playing rule language (i.e. how the rule is currently written) • Specific wording of the proposed changes to rule language • Notation of any added or deleted language Playing rule change proposal forms can be obtained at the "Officials" page at USAHockey.com, or through your District director, Affiliate president or other USA Hockey appointed District personnel. Each proposal will be reviewed by the Playing Rules Committee before being sent to the appropriate committee or council for recommendation or rejection. The Playing Rules Committee will then meet during the 2021 USA Hockey Annual Congress in an open forum where all members have a chance to voice their opinion on each proposal. Then, the Playing Rules Committee will make their final recommendations to the USA Hockey Board of Directors for their official vote to "accept" or "decline" each proposal during their annual meeting. All ratified rules will be incorporated into the Official Playing Rules and will be in effect for the 2021-22 through the 2024-25 seasons. RULES O F F T HE D R AW NHL 3 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN in the Pittsburgh area received more than a healthy lunch during the dog days of summer in the middle of a pan- demic. They also received a literary lifeline from the Pittsburgh Penguins. With so many youngsters wondering what school would look like this year, the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, with the help of PPG Industries, distributed 1,500 PensPals activity booklets to provide learning support to children with limited technology resources at home. According to Jim Britt, the executive director of the Penguins Foundation, the idea came about in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic as a way to provide youngsters with fun activities that they could do at home without the help of parents or teachers. The Penguins worked with local schools to design dozens of activities focused on science, math and art. "The neat thing is that kids don't even realize it's educational because it's fun," Britt said. Each activity is tied back to the Penguins team and its players. It's all part of the orga- nization's goal of bringing the game to kids in underserved communities and creating a path where they can play hockey and become future fans of the team. So far the Pens have produced three activity books with more programs planned to be rolled out during the school year. "It's really taken off," Britt said. "People are thrilled to be a part of the program. We're happy to give kids something to do while intro- ducing them to the greatest game in the world in a fun and educational way." PensPals Scripts New Way Of Learning For Local Kids PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation; USA Hockey Magazine Archives; NWHL k Playing rule change proposal forms can be obtained at the "Officials" page at USAHockey.com. Submit your proposal to USA Hockey by Nov. 1.