Roughing: This is when a player makes a check or a hit on a player that is considered harder or rougher then a normal hit. This can result in either a minor or major penalty.

 

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Roughing: This is when a player makes a check or a hit on a player that is considered harder or rougher then a normal hit. This can result in either a minor or major penalty.

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