Infractions
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Infraction/duration exists in Play
π΄ Infraction/duration missing in Play
β οΈ Discrepancy with Play
βΆοΈ New in 2022-23 HC rulebook
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Rule | Choices | USA | Notes |
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Personal Fouls | |||
Unsportsmanlike Conduct | minor penalty | 601(a) | -trash talking or worse |
shooting puck after whistle | β Minor | 601(a.4) | |
β face-off interference | β Minor | 613(e) | |
β Instigator of fighting | β Minor | 615(a) | -trying to start a fight |
β players not going to bench after warning during altercation | β Minor | 615(e) | |
β Holding | β Minor | 622(a) | |
β Interference | β Minor | 625(a) | |
β Interfering with goalkeeper in crease | β minor | 625(a.8) | |
interference by a player on the bench | β Minor | 625(a.9) | |
β Leaving penalty box prematurely | β Minor | 629(b) | |
stick contact with goalkeeper | β Minor | 634(d) | |
Delay of Game, Player or Goalkeeper | |||
β deliberately removing helmet/facemask | β Minor | 304(e) | |
adjusting clothing/equipment | β Minor | 309(a,c) | |
freezing puck along boards and net | β Minor | 610(a) | |
β goalkeeper intentionally stops play | β Minor | 610(b) | |
batting/shooting puck out of rink | Minor | 610(c,d) | |
β deliberate goal displacement | β Minor | 610(e) | |
continued improper line change during stoppages | β Minor | 610(h) | |
second face off violation, same team | βΆοΈ Minor | 613(d) | |
β falling on puck | β minor | 614(a,c) | |
picking up puck from ice | minor | 618(a) | |
freezing puck along board | minor | 632(b) | |
Goalkeeper Infractions | |||
β wearing illegal equipment | β minor | 303(g) | |
β thrown stick during penalty shot | β Minor | 406(c) | |
β participating in play across center line | β Minor | 407(c) | |
going to bench for stick at stoppage | minor | 605(c) | |
piling up obstacles in front of goal | β Minor | 610(g) | |
dropping puck onto goal netting | minor | 610(g) | |
leaving crease area during altercation | minor | 615(e) | |
holding puck more than three seconds | minor | 618(c) | |
stick and equipment violations | |||
playing with an illegal stick | Minor | 301(c) | |
player playying with goalkeeper stick | Minor | 301(c) | |
playing with more than one stick | Minor | 301(e) | |
playing without helmet/facemask | Minor | 304(a) | |
equipment not worn under uniform | Minor | 304(b) | |
playing with broken stick | Minor | 605(a) | |
receiving an illegal stick | Minor | 605(b) | |
dropping gloves/stick altercations | minorr | 615(a) | |
throwing a stick (non penalty shot) | minor | 637(a) | |
Bench Minor Penalty | |||
roster addition during game | Minor | 203(a) | |
too many players on the ice | minor | 204(b) | |
illegal entry from penalty box | minor | 204(c) | |
improper goalkeeper substitution | minor | 205(b) | |
injured/penalized players returns prematurely | minor | 206(d) | |
stick measurement legal | minor | 301(c) | |
equipment measurement (legal | minor | 307(c) | |
use of electronic device | minor | 308(c) | |
abuse of officials and other misconduct | minor | 601(b) | |
continued incorrect players on ice | minor | 610(h) | |
refusing to start play | minor | 633(a) | |
refusing to go on the ice | minor | 633(b) | |
minor or double minor penalty | |||
unnecessary roughness | minor or double minor | 640(a) | |
minor or major | |||
body checking in competitive contact category | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 604(c,d) | |
cross checking | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 609(a,b) | |
elbowing | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 611(a,b) | |
high sticking | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 621(a,b) | |
hooking | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 623(a,b) | |
kneeing | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 628(a,b) | |
slashing | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 634(a,b) | |
tripping/clipping/leg checking | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 639(a,b) | |
avoidable check (late hit) | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 640(b,g) | |
avoidable contact after whistle | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 640(c,g) | |
body check with no effort to gain possesion of the puck | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 640(d,g) | |
body check delivered to opponent who is physically engaged | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 640(e,g) | |
goalkeeper delievring body check | minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | 640(f,g) | |
minor or major (plus game misconduct penalty) | |||
boarding | Minor plus Misconduct or Major plus Game Misconduct | 603(a,b) | |
charging | Minor plus Misconduct or Major plus Game Misconduct | 607(a,b,c) | |
checking from behind | Minor plus Misconduct or Major plus Game Misconduct | 608(a,b) | |
head contact | Minor plus Misconduct or Major plus Game Misconduct | 620(a,b) | |
Major plus Game Misconduct | |||
butt ending | Major plus Game Misconduct | 606(a) | |
checking form behind (head first) | Major plus Game Misconduct | 608(b) | |
fighting | Major plus Game Misconduct | 615(a,b) | |
head butting | Major plus Game Misconduct | 619(a) | |
holding/grabbing facemask | Major plus Game Misconduct | 622(b) | |
push off opponent with skate | Major plus Game Misconduct | 627(a) | |
leaving bench in altercation | Major plus Game Misconduct | 629(a) | |
spearing | Major plus Game Misconduct | 635(a) | |
slew footing | Major plus Game Misconduct | 639(b) | |
Minor, Double Minor or Major plus Game Misconduct | |||
fighting (retaliation) | Minor, Double Minor or Major plus Game Misconduct | 615(a) | |
Minor plus Misconduct Penalty | |||
not surrendering stick for measurement | Minor plus Misconduct Penalty | 301(d) | |
Minor plus Game Misconduct Penalty | |||
drop glove/stick, instigate altercation | Minor plus Game Misconduct Penalty | 615(a) | |
Bench Minor or Game Misconduct or both | |||
team official on ice without permission | Bench Minor or Game Misconduct or both | 629(d) | |
Match Penalty Option | |||
boarding | Match Penalty Option | 603(c) | |
body checking in competitive category | Match Penalty Option | 604(e) | |
butt ending | Match Penalty Option | 606(b) | |
charging | Match Penalty Option | 607(e) | |
checking from behind | Match Penalty Option | 608(c) | |
cross checking | Match Penalty Option | 609(c) | |
elbowing | Match Penalty Option | 611(c) | |
deliberately removing helmet during altercation | Match Penalty Option | 615(c) | |
head butting | Match Penalty Option | 619(b) | |
head contact | Match Penalty Option | 620(c) | |
high sticking | Match Penalty Option | 621(c) | |
holding/grabbing facemask | Match Penalty Option | 622(c) | |
hooking | Match Penalty Option | 623(c) | |
kneeing | Match Penalty Option | 628(c) | |
slashing | Match Penalty Option | 634(c) | |
spearing | Match Penalty Option | 635(b) | |
tripping/clipping/leg checking/slew footing | Match Penalty Option | 639(c) | |
avoidable check (late hit) | Match Penalty Option | 640(h) | |
avoidable contact after whistle | Match Penalty Option | 640(h) | |
body check with no effort to gain possesion of the puck | Match Penalty Option | 640(h) | |
body check delivered to opponent who is physically engaged | Match Penalty Option | 640(h) | |
goalkeeper delievering body check | Match Penalty Option | 640(h) | |
Match Penalty ONLY | |||
taped hand, cutting opponent | Match Penalty (only) | 305(b) | |
applies physical force or attempts to inflict physical harm to a game official | Match Penalty (only) | 601(E.1) | |
conduct critically detrimental to the game | Match Penalty (only) | 601(e.2) | |
hateful/discriminatory language | Match Penalty (only) | 601(e.3) | |
attempt to injure or recklessly endanger an opponent or team official | Match Penalty (only) | 602(a) | |
removing helmet prior to or during an altercation | Match Penalty (only) | 615(c) | |
kicking opponent | Match Penalty (only) | 627(b) | |
suspended game- refusal to start play | Match Penalty (only) | 633(a,b) | |
Miconduct Penalty | |||
failure to wear helmet facemask in bench area | Misconduct Penalty | 304(c) | |
mouthgyard violation | Misconduct Penalty | 304(f) | |
equipment violation (after warning) | Misconduct Penalty | 304(g) | |
playing with cut palm on glove | Misconduct Penalty | 305(b) | |
distraction during penalty shot | Misconduct Penalty | 406(d) | |
persisting in unsportsmanlike conduct | Misconduct Penalty | 601(a) | |
abuse of officials and other misconduct | Misconduct Penalty | 601(c) | |
Game Misconduct Penalty | |||
four penalties to same player in game | Game Misconduct Penalty | 401(b) | |
second major penalty in same game | Game Misconduct Penalty | 403(b) | |
second misconduct penalty during same game | Game Misconduct Penalty | 404(a) | |
persistent in unsportmanlike conduct | Game Misconduct Penalty | 601(a) | |
abuse of officials and other misconducts | Game Misconduct Penalty | 601(d) | |
alcohol, tobacco, smoking, vaping on bench | Game Misconduct Penalty | 601(f) | |
improperly worn helmet removed during altercation | Game Misconduct Penalty | 615(c) | |
first to intervene in altercation | Game Misconduct Penalty | 615(d) | |
player interference with spectator | Game Misconduct Penalty | 626(c) | |
Misconduct or Game Misconduct Penalty | |||
stick thrown out of play area | Misconduct or Game Misconduct Penalty | 637(c) | |
Game Misconduct or Match Penalty | |||
swinging stick at opponent in altercation | Game Misconduct or Match Penalty | 634(d) | |
Penalty Shot (only) | |||
deliberate illegal substitution | Penalty Shot (only) | 205(g) | |
goalkeeper deliberately displaces the goal, no breakaway | Penalty Shot (only) | 610(e) | |
deliberate removal of helmet/facemask, breakaway | Penalty Shot (only) | 610(f) | |
illegal entry, breakaway | Penalty Shot (only) | 629(c) | |
thrown stick, breakaway | Penalty Shot (only) | 637(b) | |
Penalty Shot or Awarded Goal | |||
deliberate goal displacement in scoring opportunity | Penalty Shot or Awarded Goal | 610(e) | |
player falling on puck in crease | Penalty Shot or Awarded Goal | 614(b) | |
fouled from behind on breakway | Penalty Shot or Awarded Goal | 616(a,b) | |
player picking up puck from crease | Penalty Shot or Awarded Goal | 618(a) | |
stick thrown at puck in defending zone | Penalty Shot or Awarded Goal | (637(a,b) | |
Awarded Goal (only) | |||
deliberate goal displacement preventing a goal | Awarded Goal (only) | 610(e) | |
goalkeeper stick left in front of goal, preventing a goal | Awarded Goal (only) | 625(c) |