Summary

This is a list of all infractions documented in QC’s penalty codification and cross-referenced with Play’s list of infractions.

TODO

Review Ontario suspension codes
Review HCR infraction list used in game incident reporting (likely aligns with Ontario)
Check if other provinces use codes (BC, AB, SK, MB do not)

References

Hockey Canada Rulebook

2022 Update

A significant rulebook update is incoming, so this page will probably need to be revised

Hockey Quebec Administrative Regulations

Hockey Quebec Penalty Codification

Hockey Quebec Codification

Code	Type	Duration
A	Minor, Bench Minor	2 min
B	Major	5 min
C	Misconduct	10 min
D	Game Misconduct	10 min (Ejection)
E	Match	10 min (Ejection)
F	Penalty shot	n/a
/S	Penalty after the whistle
/G	Penalty on goaltender
/NP	Penalty on player without puck

Match + Major*

Per HC Rule 4.4(a), normally when a Major penalty is incurred, then a Game Misconduct is also assessed. Hockey Quebec has an additional branch regulation where incurring a Match penalty automatically assesses a Major penalty (without the GM). Haven’t found a source for this regulation yet.

Infractions

✅ Infraction/duration exists in Play
🔴 Infraction/duration missing in Play
⚠️ Discrepancy with Play

HC	Rule	Infractions	QC	Notes
Fighting
3.1(d)	✅ Not wearing jersey tie-down during fight Jersey Tie-down	✅ Minor (Junior A + Senior)	A15
3.6(c)	🔴 Removing helmet to fight/challenge	🔴 Minor + Gross Misconduct	A14+D14
3.6(c)	🔴 Removing helmet to fight/challenge	🔴 Gross Misconduct	D14
4.11	🔴 Goalkeeper leaving during fight	🔴 Minor	A9
6.1(d)	✅ Grabbing hair/mask/helmet/chin without advantage Grabbing the Helmet / Facemask / Hair-pull	✅ Minor	A10
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B10+D10
	⚠️ Grabbing hair/mask/helmet/chin with advantage Same infraction above	⚠️ Match*	E11+B11
6.1(e)	🔴 Use of facial protector as a weapon	🔴 Match*	E12+B12
6.7(a)	✅ Fighting	✅Major + Game Misconduct	B2+D2
6.7(b)(1)	✅Instigator	✅Minor	A4
6.7(b)(2)	✅Aggressor Aggressor (during a fight)	✅Minor	A1
6.7(b)(3)	⚠️ Fighting (only 1 player involved) Same infraction; Fighting	⚠️ Major + Game Misconduct	B3+D3
6.7(e)	🔴 Use of rings/tape/etc on hands to injure	🔴 Match*	E13+B13
6.7(f)	🔴 Remaining at the site of a fight	🔴 Misconduct	C5
6.7(h)	🔴 Subsequent fighter	🔴 Game Misconduct	D7
6.7(i)	🔴 Subsequent fight	🔴 Game Misconduct	D6
9.5	✅ Leaving the bench during fight Leaving the Players' bench	✅ Double Minor + GM	A8+A8+D8
Physical Fouls
6.1(a)	✅ Attempt to injure Deliberate attempt to injure	✅ Match*	E32+B32
6.1(b)	🔴 Head-butting	🔴 Double Minor	A37+A37
		🔴 Double Minor + Gross Misconduct	A37+A37+D37
		🔴 Match*	E37+B37
6.1(c)	✅ Kicking	✅ Match*	E36+B36
6.2(a)	✅ Boarding	✅ Minor	A44
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B44+D44
		✅ Match*	E44+B44
6.2(b)	✅ Illegal body checking Body checking	✅ Minor	A39
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B39+D39
		✅ Match*	E39+B39
8.5.3(b)	⚠️ Illegal body checking	⚠️ Minor + GM	A39+D39	Seems to be rule 6.2(b), but options don’t align: Minor Major + Game Misconduct Match
6.3	✅ Charging	✅ Minor	A31
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B31+D31
		🔴 Match*	E31+B31
6.4	✅ Checking from behind	✅ Minor + Game Misconduct	A40+D40
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B40+D40
		✅ Match*	E40+B40
6.5	✅ Head Contact	✅Minor	A48
		✅Double Minor	A48+A48
		✅Major + Game Misconduct	B48+D48
		✅Match*	E48+B48
		✅Game Ejection		3x minor
6.5(d)	✅ Checking to the head Clipping (Junior only)	✅Minor + Misconduct	A48+C48	Junior & senior only
		✅Major + Game Misconduct	B48+D48
		✅Match*	E48+B48
6.6	✅ Kneeing	✅ Double Minor
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct
		✅ Match*
6.7	✅ Roughing	✅ Minor		Play has a separate infraction for ‘Roughing after the whistle’
6.7	✅ Roughing	✅ Major + Game Misconduct
Restraining fouls
7.1	✅ Holding	✅ Minor	A50
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B50+D50
		⚠️ Match*		Not specified in QC, extraneous in Play?
7.1	✅ Holding the stick	✅ Minor	A51	/NP
7.2	✅ Hooking	✅ Minor	A52	/NP
		✅ Major + Game Misconduct	B52+D52
		⚠️ Match*		Not specified in QC, extraneous in Play?
7.3	Interference	Minor
		Major + Game Misconduct
		Match*
		Penalty Shot
7.3(b)	Interference from goaltender

Restraining fouls
- 7.3 - Interference ✅
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A55
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B55+D55
  - Match + Major* ✅
    - QC: E55+B55 (bolded?)
  - Penalty Shot 🔴
    - QC: F55
- 7.3(b) - Interference from goaltender ✅
  Goaltender Interference
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A57
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B57+D57
  - Match + Major ✅
    - QC: E57+B57 (bolded?)
- 7.3 - Interference from bench 🔴
  - Minor 🔴
    - QC: A56
  - Minor + Game Misconduct 🔴
    - QC: A56+D56
  - Match + Major 🔴
    - QC: E56+B56 (bolded?)
  - Penalty Shot 🔴
    - QC: F56
- 7.4 - Tripping ✅
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A53
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B53+D53
  - ⚠️ Additional Match duration in Play
  - Penalty Shot 🔴
    - QC: F53
  - also /NP
- 7.4(b) - Slew-footing ✅
  Tripping - Slewfooting
  - Double Minor ✅
    - QC: A54+A54
  - Match + Major* ✅
    - QC: E54+B54
Stick fouls
- 8.1 - Butt-Ending ✅
  - Double Minor ✅
    - QC: A24+A24
  - Double Minor + Gross Misconduct (Team official only) 🔴
    - QC: A24+A24+D24
  - Match + Major* ✅
    - QC: E24+B24
- 8.2 - Cross-Checking ✅
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A25
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B25+D25
  - Match + Major* ✅
    - QC: E25+B25
- 8.3 - High-Sticking ✅
  High Sticking (Junior only)
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A26
  - Double Minor (Junior) 🔴
    - QC: A26+A26
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B26+D26
  - Match + Major ✅
    - QC: E26+B26
- 8.4 - Slashing ✅
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A22
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B22+D22
  - Match + Major* ✅
    - QC: E22+B22
- 8.5 - Spearing ✅
  - Double Minor ✅
    - QC: A23+A23
  - Double Minor + Gross Misconduct (Team official only) 🔴
    - QC: A23+A23+D23
  - Match + Major* ✅
    - QC: E23+B23
Behaviour fouls
- 11.2(e) - Making a travesty of the game 🔴
  - Gross Misconduct
    - QC: D66
- 9.2 - Diving ✅
  Diving (Unsportsmanlike Conduct)
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A61
- 9.2 - Inciting an opponent 🔴
  - Misconduct
    - QC: C76
- 11.1 - Verbal abuse of an official ✅
  Harassment of Officials
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A61
  - Misconduct ✅
    - QC: C61
  - Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: D61
- 11.1(e) - Not proceeding immediately to the penalty box 🔴
  - Misconduct
    - QC: C72
- 11.2 - Disrespectful, abusive, harassing behaviour ✅
  Unsportsmanlike Conduct
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A70
  - Misconduct ✅
    - QC: C70
  - Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: D70
  - Gross Misconduct 🔴
    - QC: D70
- 11.3 - Spitting 🔴
  - Match + Major*
    - QC: E79+B79
- 11.4 - Verbal taunts, insults, intimidation 🔴
  - Gross Misconduct
    - QC: D62
- 11.4 - Discrimination - allegations 🔴
  - ?
    - QC: 67
- 11.5(a)(b) - Threatening or attempting to strike an official 🔴
  - Match + Major 🔴
    - QC: E77+B77
- 11.5(c)(d) - Physical aggression of an official 🔴
  - Match + Major* 🔴
    - QC: E78+B78
- HQ-7.2.8 - Instigator of a gathering during the handshake protocol 🔴
  - GM 🔴
    - QC: D64
- HQ-7.3.3 - Team manifestation of unsportsmanlike conduct 🔴
  - Minor 🔴
    - QC: A63
  - Game Misconduct (repeat offense for team officials) 🔴
    - QC: D63
Other
- 2.6(f), 4.11(c) - Ineligible player ✅
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A94
- 2.5 - Too many players on the ice ✅
  Too Many Players
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A80
  - Penalty Shot 🔴
    - QC: F80
- Section 3 - Unsustained request for equipment measurement ✅
  Illegal Equipment
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A82
- 3.2, 3.3(i) - Playing with multiple/broken/illegal stick(s) ✅
  Playing with a Broken Stick
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A81
- 3.3(f) - Refusing to have equipment measured 🔴
  - Minor + Misconduct 🔴
    - QC: A83+C83
- 3.6 - Participating in the play without PPE 🔴
  - Minor 🔴
    - QC: A84
  - Misconduct 🔴
    - QC: C84
  - Penalty Shot 🔴
    - QC: F84
- 3.6 - Wearing equipment in a non-regulatory fashion 🔴
  - Misconduct 🔴
    - QC: C86
- 3.6, 3.7 - Wearing dangerous equipment 🔴
  - Minor 🔴
    - QC: A85
- 4.3 - Bench minor penalty or team penalty ✅
  Bench Minor
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A87
- 4.5(b) - Second misconduct penalty
  - Game Misconduct
    - QC: D88
- 9.3 - Kick shot ✅
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A89
  - Major + Game Misconduct ✅
    - QC: B89+D89
- 9.4 - Leaving the player’s bench or penalty box ✅
  Leaving the Penalty Bench
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A90
  - Penalty Shot 🔴
    - QC: F90
- 9.4 - Leaving the bench at the end of period/game 🔴
  - Minor 🔴
    - QC: A98
  - Game Misconduct (team official) 🔴
    - QC: D98
- 9.5 - Throwing his stick or other object ✅
  Throwing the stick
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A91
  - Misconduct ✅
    - QC: C91
  - Penalty shot ✅
    - QC: F91
  - ⚠️ Play also includes Major + Game Misconduct
- 10.1, 3.1(a) - Delaying the game ✅
  Delay of Game
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A92
  - Penalty shot 🔴
    - QC: F92
- 10.1(c) - Deliberately dislodging the goal from its position
  - Minor
    - QC: A93
  - Penalty shot
    - QC: F93
- 10.2 - Illegal face-off ✅
  Face-off Violation
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A95
- 10.3, 9.1 - Closing the hand on or freezing the puck ✅
  Closing Hand on the Puck (Delay of Game)
  - Minor ✅
    - QC: A96
  - Penalty shot 🔴
    - QC: F96
- 10.14 - Refusing to start play or refusing to leave bench/ice ✅
  Refusing to Start Play
  - Major + Game Misconduct (team official) ✅
    - QC: B97+D97
  - Major + Game Misconduct + Penalty Shot (team official) 🔴
    - QC: B97+D97+F97
- Misc
  - *
    - QC: *99

Additional penalties in Play

Drop Kicking the Puck
- Minor
- Major + Game Misconduct
Leaving the Crease
- Minor
Warm-up Violation (Junior only)
- Minor
- Misconduct
- Game Misconduct

Infraction codes

Summary

References

Hockey Quebec Codification

Infractions