The sport is governed by World Para Ice Hockey, which acts as the International Federation. The full rules and regulations for the sport can be found below.

According to the International Ice Hockey Federation rulebook ... The PWHL’s initial rules around bodychecking were written similar to the IIHF’s — where gaining possession of the ...

The ‘Jailbreak Rule’ forced some changes in how PWHL teams approached penalty killing and power plays in the first season.