Coincidental Penalties: When penalties are given out to opposing players at the same time. The result is that neither team will be playing shorthanded, because both teams will lose a player.

 

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Coincidental Penalties: When penalties are given out to opposing players at the same time. The result is that neither team will be playing shorthanded, because both teams will lose a player.

Penalties: There are four kinds of penalties. Minor penalties, major penalties, misconduct penalty and match penalties. For a minor penalty a player must sit in the penalty box for 2 minutes or until t . . . View Full Definition

Minor Penalties: Any player, other than a goalkeeper, will be ruled off the ice for two minutes during which time no substitute will be permitted. A bench minor penalty involves sending off the ice one playe . . . View Full Definition

Match Penalties: A match penalty involves the suspension of a player for the balance of the game and the player will be ordered to the dressing room immediately. This is the equivalent of hitting the showers . . . View Full Definition

Major Penalties: For the first major penalty in any one game, the offender, except the goalkeeper, will be ordered off the ice for five (5) minutes and during this time no substitute shall be allowed. An aut . . . View Full Definition