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Physical Fouls

✅ Attempt to injure
Deliberate attempt to injure

▶️ Minor

7.1(a)

A10

• pulls an opponent’s hair

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

▶️ Double Minor

7.1(a)+7.1(a)

A37+A37

HB+HB

Player only

• head-butting

▶️ Double Minor + Gross Misconduct

7.1(a)+7.1(a)+7.1(f)

A37+A37+D37

HB+HB+GRM?

Team official only

• head butting

▶️ Major + Game Misconduct

7.1(b)+7.1(e)

B10+D10

• minor options, based on degree of violence

✅ Match*

7.1(c)

E32+B32

MP40.00 (Attempt)
MP41.00 (Deliberate)

• all of the above and anything else, including kicking, biting, using a helmet as a weapon
  

E37+B37

MP40.01 (Attempt)

Head-butting

E36+B36

MP40.02 (Attempt)
MP41.02 (Deliberate)

Kicking

E11+B11

MP40.03 (Attempt)
MP41.03 (Deliberate)

Grabbing Face Mask / Helmet / Chinstrap (

E11+B11

MP40.04 (Attempt)
MP41.04 (Deliberate)

Hair pulling

E12+B12

MP44 (Attempt)
MP41.15 (Deliberate)

Facial protector as a weapon

✅ Match* + Gross Misconduct

7.1(c)+7.1(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 (Attempt)
MP41.07 (Deliberate)

✅ Illegal body checking
Body checking

<U13, Female, others

✅ Minor

7.3(a)

A39

BC

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.3(b)+7.3(e)

B39+D39

BC5+GM41.11

✅ Match*

7.3(c)

E39+B39

MP40.08 (Attempt)
MP41.08 (Deliberate)

✅ 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 (Attempt)
MP41.09 (Deliberate)

✅ 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 (Attempt)
MP50.4 (Deliberate)

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE102

3x minor

✅ Checking to the head
Clipping Head Contact
(Junior only/Senior 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 (Attempt)
MP41.10 (Deliberate)

✅ Roughing

✅ Minor

7.9(a)

A47

RO

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.9(b)+7.9(e)

B47+D47

RO5+GM43

▶️ Match

7.9(c)

Deliberate attempt to injure

✅ Roughing after whistle

✅ Minor

7.9(a)

A47/S

RO

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.9(b)+7.9(e)

B47/S+D47/S

RO5+GM44

✅ Fighting

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

7.10(b)+7.10(e)

B2+D2
B3+D3 (1 involved)

FI5+GM30

• any player that fights an opposing player

▶️ Match

7.10(c)

E13+B13 (tape)

MP45 (tape)

• use of rings/tape/etc on hands to injure and gain advantage

▶️ Misconduct

7.10(d)

C5

• does not immediately return to their bench or neutral area

• requires someone to be assessed a Major+GM

C72

M10

Failure to go directly to Penalty Bench

M11

Failure to go to Penalty Box Captains

M12

Failure to go to the Player’s Bench or Neutral Area

▶️ 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

D6

GM31

Subsequent fight

D7

GM32

Subsequent fighter

GM38

Instigator

GM39

Aggressor

▶️ Gross Misconduct

7.10(f)

• assessed to anyone that fights with a team official

+ additional penalties

▶️ Leaving the crease

▶️ Minor

7.10(a)

A9

GLC

• Goaltender leaving the crease

✅ Instigator

✅ Minor

7.11(a)

A4

INS

✅ Aggressor
Aggressor (during a fight)

✅ Minor

7.11(a)

A1

AGG

Stick Fouls

✅ Holding

✅ Minor

8.1(a)

A50

HO

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.1(b)+8.1(e)

B50+D50

HO5+GM45
HO5+GM46 (Injury)

✅ 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 (Injury)

✅ Interference

✅ Minor

8.3(a)

A55

INT

🔴 Penalty Shot

8.3(a)

F55

--

This replaces the minor

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.3(b)+8.3(e)

B55+D55

INT5+GM49

✅ Match*

8.3(c)

E55+B55

🔴 Interference from bench

🔴 Minor

8.4(a)

A56
A87 (bench minor)

BM

If an individual cannot be identified

🔴 Penalty shot

8.4(a)

F56

--

🔴 Minor + Game Misconduct

8.4(a)+8.4(e)

A56+D56

GM51
GM52 (Injury)

▶️ 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)

▶️ Major + Gross Misconduct

8.4(b)+8.4(f)

🔴 Match*

8.4(c)

E56+B56

▶️ Gross Misconduct

8.4(f)

This is used in combination with other penalties; per interpretation 2

✅ 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

🔴 Penalty Shot

8.6(a)

F53

--

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

8.6(b)

B53+D53

TR5+GM?

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

9.1(a)+9.1(a)+8.4(f)

A24+A24+D24

BUTT+BUTT+GRM83

Team official only

✅ Match*

9.1(c)

E24+B24

MP40.06 (Attempt)
MP41.06 (Deliberate)

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE101

3x stick infraction

✅ Cross-checking

✅ Minor

9.2(a)

A25

CC

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

9.2(b)+9.2(e)

B25+D25

CC5+GM41.04

GM41.04 - Cross checking

CC5+GM41.05

Above shoulders (Jr HC?)

CC5+GM41.06

Goalie in Crease

CC5+GM41.07

Injury

✅ Match*

9.2(c)

E25+B25

MP41.14 (Deliberate)
MP43 (Attempt)

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE101

3x stick infraction

✅ Slashing

✅ Minor

9.3(a)

A22

SL

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

9.3(b)+9.3(e)

B22+D22

SL5+GM41.08
SL5+GM41.09 (Injury)

✅ Match*

9.3(c)

E22+B22

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE101

3x stick infraction

✅ Spearing

✅ Double Minor

9.4(a)+9.4(a)

A23+A23

SP+SP

✅ Match*

9.4(c)

E23+B23

MP40.05 (Attempt)
MP41.05 (Deliberate)

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE101

3x stick infraction

✅ High-Sticking
High Sticking (Junior only/Senior Only)

✅ Minor

9.5(a)

A26

HS

🔴 Double Minor

9.5(a)+9.5(a)

A26+A26

HS+HS

✅ Game Ejection

4.8(b)

GE101

3x stick infraction

Other Fouls

Delay of Game

Minor

10.1(a)

A92

DG

Can also be assessed to team

• Goaltender freezing puck

• Goaltender leaving crease to freeze puck

• Bench minor for face-off violation

A82

Unsustained request by team for measurement

A93

Deliberately dislodging the goal from its position

Penalty Shot

10.1(a)

F92

F93

Deliberately dislodging the goal from its position

Handling or Falling on the Puck

Minor

10.2(a)

A96

• (iii) closing hand on puck

• (iv) falling on puck

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

Penalty Shot

10.2(a)

F96

When iii/iv occur within goal crease

Diving & Embellishment

Minor

10.3(a)

Leaving the Players' or Penalty Bench

Minor

10.4(a)

A90
A98

LPB

• (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)

A8+A8+D8

FLPB+FLPB+GM34

• first player to leave bench during fight

Penalty Shot

10.4(a)

F90

• in case of (a)(i)

Game Misconduct

10.4(e)

D98

GM35

• player leaving bench during fight

• max five players per team

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

GM36

Coach whose player is penalized under GM34 and/or GM35

GM62

Leaving the Bench without Clearance from the Referee (Assessed to coach if altercation results in penalties at end of game)

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)

A91

TS

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

• drop-kicks the puck

delayed penalty

Penalty Shot

10.5(a)

F91

• throws into defending

• throws at breakaway player

Major + Game Misconduct

10.5(b)+10.5(e)

TS5+GM?
GM57

• results in injury

GM57 assessed to goalie for drop-kicking?

Match

10.5(c)

• attempt to injure or deliberately injures

Misconduct

10.5(d)

C91

M14

• thrown outside of playing area

Illegal Equipment

Minor

10.6(a)

IE

• 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

A15

Jersey tie-down

A81

BRS

Broken stick

A82

Measurement

A84

Participating

A85

DE

Dangerous equipment

A14?

RH

Removing helmet

Minor + Misconduct

10.6(a)+10.6(d)

A83+C83

M13

• 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

C67

M22

Inciting

C84

Participating w/o PPE

C86

Wearing in non-regulatory fashion

M16

Facemask offset

M17

Throat protector

M18

Mouthguard

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

D14

GRM31

Removing helmet

Too Many Players

Minor

10.7(a)

A80

TMP

Bench minor

Penalty Shot

10.7(a)

F80

Deliberate illegal substitution in last 2 minutes of play

Refusing to Start Play

Major + Game Misconduct

10.8(a)+10.8(e)

B97+D97

GM70

Penalty Shot + Major + Game Misconduct

10.8(a)+10.8(e)

F97+B97+D97

GM72

Maltreatment

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Minor

11.1(a)

A61
A70

USC

• 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)

C61

M20

• 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

M23

Entering Referee’s Crease

Game Misconduct

11.1(e)

D61

GM20

• persisting after minor/misconduct

Disrespectful and Abusive Behaviour

Misconduct

11.2(d)

C70

M21

Game Misconduct

11.2(e)

D70

GM21

Gross Misconduct

11.2(f)

D66 (travesty)

GRM23 (travesty)

• Making a travesty of the game

Spitting

Match

11.3(c)

E79+B79

MP41.12 (deliberate)

Discrimination

Gross Misconduct

11.4

D62
67?

GRM21

Physical Harassment of Officials

Match

11.5(c)

E77+B77

MP20

Threatening

E77+B77

MP21

Attempted strike

E78+B78

MP22

Deliberate touch, hold, push

E78+B78

MP23

Deliberate strike, trip, body check

Other

Second Misconduct

Game Misconduct

4.7(c)

D88

GM76

Supplemental

Warmup violation

Minor

10.1

Typical junior league supplemental rule, per Sean

Instigator of a gathering during the handshake protocol

Game Misconduct

HQ 7.2.8

D64

Hockey Quebec

Team manifestation of unsportsmanlike conduct

Minor

HQ 7.3.3

A63

Hockey Quebec

Game Misconduct

HQ 7.3.3

D63

Repeat offense for team officials

MiscMiscellaneous

Minor

A99

--

Double Minor

A99+A99

--

Major + Game Misconduct

B99+D99

--

Match + Major

E99+B99

--

Penalty Shot

F99

--

✅ Ineligible player

✅ Minor

2.6(f), 4.11(c)

A94

IP

Eliminated (Falls either under illegal equipment or delay of game)

✅ Kick shot

✅ Minor

9.3

A89

--

Eliminated

✅ Major + Game Misconduct

9.3

B89+D89

GM58 (Injury)

✅ Illegal face-off
Face-off Violation

✅ Minor

10.2

A95

--

Eliminated (Falls under delay of game)