Sprig is right on.
USA Hockey Rules
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(d) Batting the puck above the normal height of the
shoulders with the stick is prohibited and when it
occurs there shall be a whistle and the ensuing
face-off shall take place at one of the end face-off
spots adjacent to the goal of the team causing the
stoppage unless:
(1) the puck is batted to an opponent and the opponent
gains possession and control of the puck in
which case the play shall continue, or
(2) a player of the defending team shall bat the
puck into his own goal in which case the goal
shall be allowed.
(Note) When a player bats the puck to an opponent
under subsection 1, the Referee shall give the