Misconduct Penalty: A 10-minute penalty assessed for such infractions as abusive language toward an official or prolonged fighting. The team doesn't have to play short-handed. See also game misconduct penalty.

 

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Misconduct Penalty: A 10-minute penalty assessed for such infractions as abusive language toward an official or prolonged fighting. The team doesn't have to play short-handed. See also game misconduct penalty.

Gross Misconduct Penalty: Like a game misconduct penalty the player must leave the game for the remainder of the game. However, with this penalty, league officials will review the offense and the player could be susp . . . View Full Definition

Game Misconduct Penalty: When a player has a game misconduct penalty called against him, he must leave the game for the remainder of the game.

Penalty Minutes: A statistic that shows the amount of penalty time accumulated by a player or team.

Bench Minor Penalty: A two-minute penalty assessed against someone in a team's bench area rather than a player on the ice. Any player except a goaltender may be designated by the coach to serve in the penalty box.

Penalty Box Assistant: This is an off-ice official who is in charge of allowing players back on the ice after they have finished serving their penalty.

Penalty Killer: A player expert at backchecking and keeping or gaining control of a loose puck under difficult circumstances who is trained to break up a power play when his team is shorthanded.

Penalty Shootout: A method of deciding a winner, in amateur hockey, if the score is still tied after one overtime period. Each team designates five shooters and a goalie, and the teams alternate penalty shots . . . View Full Definition

Prepayment Penalty: The charge which can be imposed if you pay off your loan before maturity. The Truth in Lending Disclosure Statement will show whether a loan has a prepayment penalty.

Willful Misconduct: Willful misconduct is defined as any action, taken by an employee consciously and willfully, that is deliberately malicious or violates a company policy. Willful misconduct can include such . . . View Full Definition