Penalty
Terminations |
| When deciding who returns to the ice, the general rule of thumb is that the player who's minor penalty caused the team to be short handed returns to the ice. See the following examples. Time refers to the scoreboard clock. | |||||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
2:00 |
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10:01 |
GOAL |
Player
A-21 returns |
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11:00 |
21 |
2:00 |
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10:30 |
18 |
2:00 |
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9:30 |
GOAL |
nobody returns teams skating even strength | |||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
5:00 |
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10:00 |
10 |
2:00 |
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9:20 |
GOAL |
A-10 returns. Though A-21 was the first penalty imposed, there is a minor penalty being served when Team B scored. | |||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
5:00 |
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8:00 |
GOAL |
No one returns. Only a minor penalty can be terminated by a goal. | |||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
5
+ 2 |
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8:00 |
GOAL |
No one returns. When a player receives non-coincidental simultaneous major and minor penalties, the major is served first. | |||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
2:00 |
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11:00 |
14 |
2:00 |
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10:10 |
GOAL |
Captain's choice of who returns to the ice. | |||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
2
+ 2 |
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9:00 |
18 |
2 |
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8:00 |
GOAL |
Captain's choice. Both A-21 and A-18 have minor penalties that expire at 7:00. | |||
| Now we'll get into minors + misconducts. The important thing to realize is that the misconduct penalty begins upon the expiration of the minor penalty. Penalties are served consecutively not concurrently. | |||||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
13:00 |
21 |
2
+ 10 |
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12:00 |
GOAL |
A-21's minor penalty expires. Misconduct penalty begins. | |||
| 2:00 | A-21 released at first whistle after 2:00 | ||||
| When do we put a substitute player in for a player serving multiple penalties? The answer is when there is an entry on the penalty clock, then a player must be available to re-enter the game when the penalty expires. Thus: | |||||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
13:00 |
21 |
2
+ 10 |
Team A must put a substitute in for A-21. | ||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
13:00 |
21 |
2
+ 10 |
14 |
2 |
No time on the penalty clock, no substitute needed. Player A-21 serves 12 minutes in penalties. |
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
13:00 |
21 |
5
+ game |
14 |
2
+ 10 |
Both Team A and Team B must put substitute players in the penalty box. There are entries on the penalty clock. |
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
13:00 |
21 |
2
+ 2 |
14 |
2 |
Team A is shorthanded. Team A must put a substitute on the penalty bench to serve the additional minor penalty. |
| What about when a team has more than 2 timed penalties? Since a team only can be down 2 players, the 3rd penalty begins upon the expiration of the 1st minor penalty. Most penalty clocks handle up to 5 timed penalties and will automatically begin penalty #3 when penalty #1 expires. | |||||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
2:00 |
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10:30 |
12 |
2:00 |
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10:00 |
20 |
2:00 |
Enter the penalty on the scoreclock. Penalty will not start until A-21's penalty expires, | ||
9:30 |
GOAL |
A-21 out of the box. A-20's penalty starts. | |||
Time |
Team
A |
Penalty |
Team
B |
Penalty |
Comments |
11:00 |
21 |
2:00 |
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10:30 |
12 |
2:00 |
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10:00 |
18 |
2:00 |
10 |
2:00 |
conincidental |
9:30 |
2 |
2:00 |
2nd timed penalty on A | ||
9:20 |
4 |
2:00 |
3rd timed penalty on A. Penalty begins when A—21's penalty expires. | ||