Hockey is a game that involves many different types of penalties. You can expect any game that has blood in the rule book to require the intervention of the referees on a regular basis.
Penalties come in a variety of categories. There are both minor and major penalties, and variants of those. There are also severe misconduct, game misconduct, and match penalties which can be incurred. Below is a basic explanation of these penalties and how they are enforced.
The most common type of penalty assessed in hockey is the minor penalty. If a player earns a minor penalty he is sent to the penalty box for two to four minutes of time. Most minor penalties are two minutes in duration. While the player is in the penalty box, his team will play short-handed. If the opposing team is able to score a goal during the time of the penalty, then the penalty ends immediately and the player is allowed back on the ice. If both teams have incurred simultaneous minor penalties, then neither team is considered to be playing short handed, so a goal would not end a minor penalty in this event, however, the penalty time would be cut in half. If multiple players on a team earn simultaneous minor penalties, they are put into the penalty box. The penalty time on the second player does not begin to run down until the first player is removed from the box. If the opposing team scores while there are multiple players in the penalty box then the first minor penalty is ended. The remaining penalty needs to be served in its entirety.
Most often, minor penalties are assessed for such infractions as: roughing, tripping, cross-checking, high-sticking, interference, delay of game, slashing, holding, holding the stick, and hooking. A player might incur a double minor penalty if, for example, he was caught high-sticking and that resulted in a laceration to the other player. Double minor penalties are basically two consecutive minor penalties. The player is removed from the ice for two two or four minute penalties. If the opposing team scores during a double minor then the first half of the penalty expires, the second half of the penalty is still in effect. Bench minor penalties are assessed on the entire team. One player is elected to sit out the penalty.
Major penalties are assessed on more severe offences. Generally, a major penalty results in the player being removed from the ice for five minutes. Infractions that typically result in major penalties include: boarding, spearing, charging, and butt-ending. Major penalties result in the team playing short-handed for five minutes. If a goal is scored during the time a player is serving a major penalty, the penalty does not expire as it would with a minor penalty. If both teams have incurred a major penalty then they may substitute for that player and the teams do not play short handed on that penalty. Most often, major penalties are assessed for fighting.
In the event that a player accrues three major penalties during a game, he is then assessed a misconduct penalty. A misconduct penalty results in the player being removed from the game for ten minutes. The team is allowed to substitute a player. After the penalty has expired, the offending player may return to the ice at the first stoppage of the game, unless other penalties have been assessed.
Generally, misconduct is called for various types of unsportsmanlike conduct or in the event that a player has incurred two or more major penalties during one game. If a player is assessed a game misconduct penalty, he is ejected from the game. The team can immediately bring in a substitute player since the penalty was assessed against the individual player and not the team.
If a player is ejected from game play three times over the course of the season, he is banned from play for one game. This results, not only in lost time playing, but also a loss of salary for that game. The money is usually donated to a charity supported by the league. Additional disciplinary actions are possible if the player is ejected from subsequent games.
Players may also be ejected from the game for a match penalty. Match penalties are earned when one player deliberately attempts to injure a player on the opposite team. The team must then select a player to serve the penalty, other than the goalie. That player is removed from the ice for five minutes, and the team plays short-handed. In addition, the player who earned the match penalty is suspended from his next game. Often he is also subjected to a hearing by the league and there is the possibility of lengthier punishments.
Finally, if an infraction results in the opposing team missing a scoring opportunity, then the opposing team is given a penalty shot. They are allowed one unimpeded shot at the goal, with only the goalie of the offending team left to protect the net. - 23802
Penalties come in a variety of categories. There are both minor and major penalties, and variants of those. There are also severe misconduct, game misconduct, and match penalties which can be incurred. Below is a basic explanation of these penalties and how they are enforced.
The most common type of penalty assessed in hockey is the minor penalty. If a player earns a minor penalty he is sent to the penalty box for two to four minutes of time. Most minor penalties are two minutes in duration. While the player is in the penalty box, his team will play short-handed. If the opposing team is able to score a goal during the time of the penalty, then the penalty ends immediately and the player is allowed back on the ice. If both teams have incurred simultaneous minor penalties, then neither team is considered to be playing short handed, so a goal would not end a minor penalty in this event, however, the penalty time would be cut in half. If multiple players on a team earn simultaneous minor penalties, they are put into the penalty box. The penalty time on the second player does not begin to run down until the first player is removed from the box. If the opposing team scores while there are multiple players in the penalty box then the first minor penalty is ended. The remaining penalty needs to be served in its entirety.
Most often, minor penalties are assessed for such infractions as: roughing, tripping, cross-checking, high-sticking, interference, delay of game, slashing, holding, holding the stick, and hooking. A player might incur a double minor penalty if, for example, he was caught high-sticking and that resulted in a laceration to the other player. Double minor penalties are basically two consecutive minor penalties. The player is removed from the ice for two two or four minute penalties. If the opposing team scores during a double minor then the first half of the penalty expires, the second half of the penalty is still in effect. Bench minor penalties are assessed on the entire team. One player is elected to sit out the penalty.
Major penalties are assessed on more severe offences. Generally, a major penalty results in the player being removed from the ice for five minutes. Infractions that typically result in major penalties include: boarding, spearing, charging, and butt-ending. Major penalties result in the team playing short-handed for five minutes. If a goal is scored during the time a player is serving a major penalty, the penalty does not expire as it would with a minor penalty. If both teams have incurred a major penalty then they may substitute for that player and the teams do not play short handed on that penalty. Most often, major penalties are assessed for fighting.
In the event that a player accrues three major penalties during a game, he is then assessed a misconduct penalty. A misconduct penalty results in the player being removed from the game for ten minutes. The team is allowed to substitute a player. After the penalty has expired, the offending player may return to the ice at the first stoppage of the game, unless other penalties have been assessed.
Generally, misconduct is called for various types of unsportsmanlike conduct or in the event that a player has incurred two or more major penalties during one game. If a player is assessed a game misconduct penalty, he is ejected from the game. The team can immediately bring in a substitute player since the penalty was assessed against the individual player and not the team.
If a player is ejected from game play three times over the course of the season, he is banned from play for one game. This results, not only in lost time playing, but also a loss of salary for that game. The money is usually donated to a charity supported by the league. Additional disciplinary actions are possible if the player is ejected from subsequent games.
Players may also be ejected from the game for a match penalty. Match penalties are earned when one player deliberately attempts to injure a player on the opposite team. The team must then select a player to serve the penalty, other than the goalie. That player is removed from the ice for five minutes, and the team plays short-handed. In addition, the player who earned the match penalty is suspended from his next game. Often he is also subjected to a hearing by the league and there is the possibility of lengthier punishments.
Finally, if an infraction results in the opposing team missing a scoring opportunity, then the opposing team is given a penalty shot. They are allowed one unimpeded shot at the goal, with only the goalie of the offending team left to protect the net. - 23802
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