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Physical Fouls

✅ Attempt to injure
Deliberate attempt to injure

▶️ Minor

7.1(a)

• pulls an opponent’s hair

• grabs the facial protector, helmet, chin strap, or throat protector

▶️ Double Minor

7.1(a)+7.1(a)

Player only

• head-butting

▶️ Double Minor + Gross Misconduct

7.1(a)+8.4(f)

Team official only

• head butting

▶️ Major + Game Misconduct

7.1(b)+7.1(e)

• minor options, based on degree of violence

✅ Match*

7.1(c)

E32+B32

MP40.00
MP41.00

MP40.00 - Attempt to injure
MP41.00 - Deliberate injury

• all of the above and anything else

✅ Match* + Gross Misconduct

7.1(c)+8.4(f)

Team official only

• head-butting, high degree of violence

✅ Boarding

✅ Minor

7.2(a)

A44

BDG

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.2(b)+7.2(e)

B44+D44

BDG5+GM41.10

✅ Match*

7.2(c)

E44+B44

MP40.07
MP41.07

MP40.07 - Attempt to injure
MP41.07 - Deliberate injury

✅ Illegal body checking
Body checking

<U13, Female, others

✅ Minor

7.3(a)

A39

BC

🔴 Minor + GM

🚩 N/A

A39+D39

⚠️ Referenced in QC coding as 8.5.3(b), but unable to confirm.
Not in HC.

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.3(b)+7.3(e)

B39+D39

BC5+GM41.11

✅ Match*

7.3(c)

E39+B39

MP40.08
MP41.08

MP40.08 - Attempt to injure
MP41.08 - Deliberate injury

✅ Charging

✅ Minor

7.4(a)

A31

CHG

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.4(b)+7.4(e)

B31+D31

CHG5+GM41.12

🔴 Match*

7.4(c)

E31+B31

MP40.09
MP41.09

MP40.09 - Attempt to injure
MP41.09 - Deliberate injury

✅ Checking from behind

✅ Minor + Game Misconduct

7.5(a)+7.5(e)

A40+D40

CFB+GM55

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.5(b)+7.5(e)

B40+D40

CFB5+41.03

✅ Match*

7.5(c)

E40+B40

MP50.1

✅ Head Contact

✅ Minor

7.6(a)

A48

HC

✅ Double Minor

7.6(a)+7.6(a)

A48+A48

HC+HC

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.6(b)+7.6(e)

B48+D48

HC5+GM41.13

✅ Match*

7.6(c)

E48+B48

MP50.3
MP50.4

MP50.3 - Head contact
MP50.3 - Head contact (Attempt to injure)

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE102

3x minor

✅ Checking to the head
Clipping (Junior only)

✅ Minor + Misconduct

7.7(a)+7.7(d)

A48+C48

Junior & senior only

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.7(b)+7.7(e)

B48+D48

✅ Match*

7.7(c)

E48+B48

✅ Kneeing

✅ Double Minor

7.8(a)+7.8(a)

A35+A35

KNE+KNE

Must call Major if injury

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.8(b)+7.8(e)

B35+D35

KNE5+GM41.01

✅ Match*

7.8(c)

E35+B35

MP40.10
MP41.10

MP40.10 - Attempt to injure
MP41.10 - Deliberate injury

✅ Roughing

✅ Minor

7.9(a)

A47

RO

Play has a separate infraction for ‘Roughing after the whistle’ that could be consolidated with additional metadata

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.9(b)+7.9(e)

B47+D47

RO5+GM43
RO5+GM44

GM43 - Roughing
GM44 - Roughing Deliberate Contact After Whistle

▶️ Match

7.9(c)

Deliberate attempt to injure

✅ Fighting

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.10(b)+7.10(e)

B2+D2

FI5+GM30

⚠️ Per OHF GRM30, missing Gross Misconduct for 6.7(j)

▶️ Match

7.10(c)

• use of rings/tape/etc on hands to injure

▶️ Misconduct

7.10(d)

• does not immediately return to their bench or neutral area

• requires someone to be assessed a Major+GM

▶️ Game Misconduct

7.10(e)

• involved in a fight

• joins in a fight acts as peacekeeper

• takes part in another fight during same stoppage

+ additional penalties

▶️ Gross Misconduct

7.10(f)

• assessed to anyone that fights with a team official

+ additional penalties

▶️ Leaving the crease

▶️ Minor

7.10(a)

• Goaltender leaving the crease

✅ Instigator

✅ Minor

7.11(a)

A4

INS

⚠️ OHF GM38 indicates 6.7(b) is Minor+GM but couldn’t verify

✅ Aggressor
Aggressor (during a fight)

✅ Minor

7.11(a)

A1

AGG

⚠️ OHF GM39 indicates 6.7(b) is Minor+GM but couldn’t verify

Stick Fouls

✅ Holding

✅ Minor

8.1(a)

A50

HO

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.1(b)+8.1(e)

B50+D50

HO5+GM45
HO5+GM46

GM45 if injury (b)

⛔ Match

🚩 N/A

⛔ Invalid, should be removed

✅ Holding the stick

✅ Minor

8.1(a)

A51

/NP

✅ Hooking

✅ Minor

8.2(a)

A52

HKG

/NP

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.2(b)+8.2(e)

B52+D52

HKG5+GM47
HKG5+GM48

GM48 if injury (b)

⛔ Match

🚩 N/A

⛔ Invalid, should be removed

✅ Interference

✅ Minor

8.3(a)

A55

INT

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.3(b)+8.3(e)

B55+D55

INT5+GM49

✅ Match*

8.3(c)

E55+B55

🔴 Misconduct

🚩 N/A

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M69

⚠️ 11.1(f) Interference during penalty shot

🔴 Penalty Shot

8.3(a)

F55

--

This replaces the minor

🔴 Interference from bench
Bench Minor?

🔴 Minor

8.4(a)

A56

--

If an individual cannot be identified

🔴 Minor + Game Misconduct

8.4(a)+8.4(e)

A56+D56

GM51
GM52

GM52 Injury (e)

▶️ Minor + Gross Misconduct

8.4(a)+8.4(f)

Offender is team official

▶️ Penalty Shot + Game Misconduct

8.4(a)+8.4(e)

▶️ Penalty Shot + Gross Misconduct

8.4(a)+8.4(f)

Offender is team official

▶️ Major + Game Misconduct

8.4(b)+8.4(e)

🔴 Match*

8.4(c)

E56+B56

▶️ Gross Misconduct

8.4(f)

🔴 Penalty shot

8.4(a)

F56

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✅ Interference with the goaltender
Goaltender interference

✅ Minor

8.5(a)

A57

INTGT

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.5(b)

B57+D57

INGT5+GM50

✅ Match*

8.5(c)

E57+B57

✅ Tripping

✅ Minor

8.6(a)

A53

TR

/NP

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.6(b)

B53+D53

TR5+GM?

✅ Match*

🚩 N/A

⚠️ HC rule 7.4(b) without QC coding

🔴 Penalty Shot

8.6(a)

F53

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Clipping

▶️ Minor

8.7(a)

▶️ Major + Game Misconduct

8.7(b)+8.7(e)

▶️ Match

8.7(c)

✅ Slew-footing
Tripping - Slewfooting

✅ Double Minor

8.8(a)+8.8(a)

A54+A54

--

✅ Match*

8.8(c)

E54+B54

MP48

Stick Fouls

✅ Butt-Ending

✅ Double Minor

9.1(a)+9.1(a)

A24+A24

BUTT+BUTT

🔴 Double Minor + Gross Misconduct

🚩 N/A

A24+A24+D24

BUTT+BUTT+GRM83

Team official only

✅ Match*

9.1(c)

E24+B24

MP40.06
MP41.06

MP40.06 - Attempt to injure
MP41.06 - Deliberate injury

✅ Cross-checking

✅ Minor

9.2(a)

A25

CC

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

9.2(b)+9.2(e)

B25+D25

CC5+GM41.04
CC5+GM41.05
CC5+GM41.06
CC5+GM41.07

GM41.04 - Cross checking
GM41.05 - Cross checking above shoulders (Jr HC?)
GM41.06 - Cross checking goalie in crease
GM41.07 - Cross checking (with injury)

✅ Match*

9.2(c)

E25+B25

MP41.14
MP43

MP41.14 - Deliberate injury
MP43 - Attempt to injure

✅ Slashing

✅ Minor

9.3(a)

A22

SL

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

9.3(b)+9.3(e)

B22+D22

SL5+GM41.08
SL5+GM41.09

GM41.08 - Slashing
GM41.09 - Slashing (with injury)

✅ Match*

9.3(c)

E22+B22

✅ Spearing

✅ Double Minor

🚩 N/A

A23+A23

SP+SP

✅ Double Minor + Gross Misconduct

🚩 N/A

A23+A23+D23

SP+SP+GRM84

Team official only

✅ Match*

9.4(c)

E23+B23

MP40.05
MP41.05

MP40.05 - Attempt to injure
MP41.05 - Deliberate injury

✅ High-Sticking
High Sticking (Junior only)

✅ Minor

9.5(a)

A26

HS

🔴 Double Minor

9.5(a)+9.5(a)

A26+A26

HS+HS

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

🚩 N/A

B26+D26

HS5+GM53

✅ Match*

🚩 N/A

E26+B26

Other Fouls

Delay of Game

Minor

10.1(a)

Can also be assessed to team

• Goaltender freezing puck

• Goaltender leaving crease to freeze puck

• Bench minor for face-off violation

Penalty Shot

10.1(a)

Major + Game Misconduct

10.14(a)
10.14(e)

Refusing to start play, then returns

Penalty Shot + Major + Game Misconduct

10.14(a)
10.14(e)

Above in last 2 minutes/OT

Error in rule reference

Handling or Falling on the Puck

Minor

10.2(a)

• (iii) closing hand on puck

• (iv) falling on puck

• Goaling deliberately falling on puck outside of crease (10.1a?)

Penalty Shot

10.2(a)

When iii/iv occur within goal crease

Diving

Minor

10.3(a)

Cites 11.1(a) should be assessed

Leaving the Players' or Penalty Bench

Minor

10.4(a)

• (i) leaving prior to penalty expiration

• (iv) does not proceed to players bench by way of ice surface

• (v) team official entering without permissions

• (vi) players leaving without direction

Double Minor + Game Misconduct

10.4(a)+10.4(4)+10.4(e)

• first player to leave bench during fight

Penalty Shot

10.4(a)

• in case of (a)(i)

Game Misconduct

10.4(e)

• player leaving bench during fight

• max five players per team

• assessed to coach if players leave at end of period and results in altercation

Gross Misconduct

10.4(f)

• assessed to players that return after being removed from game

Throwing or Shooting Stick or Object

Minor

10.5(a)

• throws or shoots a stick/object into neutral/attacking

• drop-kicks the puck

delayed penalty

Penalty Shot

10.5(a)

• throws into defending

• throws at breakaway player

Major + Game Misconduct

10.5(b)+10.5(e)

• results in injury

Match

10.5(c)

• attempt to injure or deliberately injures

Misconduct

10.5(d)

• thrown outside of playing area

Illegal Equipment

Minor

10.6(a)

• 3.1(g) measurement

• 3.2(a) playing with a broken stick

• 3.2(b) receiving an illegal stick

• 3.2(c) illegal goaltenders stick

• 3.3 sticks

• 3.4(a)(b)(c) skates

• 3.5 goaltenders equipment

• 3.6 protective equipment

• 3.7 dangerous/non-standard

• 3.9 jersey tie-down

• 2.3(a) team captains / bench minor

delayed penalty

Minor + Misconduct

10.6(a)+10.6(d)

• 3.3 refusing to surrender/breaks when requested to measure

Misconduct

10.6(d)

• 3.6(f)

• player who undoes chinstrap to incite/challenge an opponent without fighting

Gross Misconduct

10.6(f)

• refusing to remove/alter equipment after being assessed minor

• refusing to remove helmet to be identified

• removes helmet before/during fight, or helmet comes off

• removes another players helmet before/during fight

Too Many Players

Minor

10.7(a)

Bench minor

Penalty Shot

10.7(a)

Deliberate illegal substitution in last 2 minutes of play

Refusing to Start Play

Major + Game Misconduct

10.7(b)+10.7(e)

• assessed to coach

Penalty Shot + Major + Game Misconduct

10.7(b)*+10.7(b)+10.7(e)

• when last two minutes of play

* (b) instead of (a) because not mentioned in (a)

Puck Must Be Kept in Motion

Minor

10.10

Possible reference to 10.2(a) instead?

Puck out of Bounds

Minor

10.11(b)

• delay by deliberately shooting/batting/throwing puck outside of playing surface

Possible reference to another rule. ^v

Minor

10.11(d)

• goalie who deliberately drops/throws puck on the goal netting to cause stoppage

Maltreatment

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Minor

11.1(a)

• spraying

• shooting puck at/near goal or out of playing area after whistle

• diving/embellishing

• inappropriate/unwanted discussion with referee, following game

• team official that does not remain on bench during game

• behavior that’s disorderly or contrary to spirit of the game

Misconduct

11.1(d)

• persisting after minor

• distracting during penalty shot

• intentionally knocks/shoots puck out of reach of official

• does not proceed immediately to penalty bench

• enters/remains in referees crease during reporting

Not applicable to team officials

Game Misconduct

11.1(e)

• persisting after minor/misconduct

Disrespectful and Abusive Behaviour

Misconduct

11.2(d)

Game Misconduct

11.2(e)

Gross Misconduct

11.2(f)

• Making a travesty of the game

Spitting

Match

11.3(c)

Discrimination

Gross Misconduct

11.4

Physical Harassment of Officials

Match

11.5(c)