Infractions and Penalties

Players are penalized for infractions of rules during the game based on the severity of the offense. There are four kinds of penalties. For a minor penalty, a player sits in the penalty box for two minutes. A major penalty requires five minutes in the box. A misconduct would require ten minutes and a game misconduct would automatically send a player out for the whole game. In cases of intentional attempts to injure, the league will review the incident and hand out stiffer suspensions. Offenses ` include:

• boarding – when a player is hit or tripped from behind crushing him into the boards
• charging – when a player checks another player with extreme violence after skating a long distance
• elbowing – when a player uses his elbow to strike another player
• holding – when a player holds an opponent's body
• slashing – when a player swings and strikes another player with his hockey stick
• hooking – when a player uses the blade of his stick to stop another player's movement
• tripping – when a player uses his stick, knee or foot to cause his opponent to fall

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