Infractions
✅ Infraction/duration exists in Play
🔴 Infraction/duration missing in Play
⚠️ Discrepancy with Play
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Rule | Choices | USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Abuse of Officials and Other Misconduct | minor | 601(a) | |
bench minor | 601(b) | ||
misconduct | 601(c) | ||
game misconduct | 601(d) | ||
match penalty | 601(e) | ||
game misconduct | 601(f) | ||
Attempt to Injure or Recklessly Endanger An Opponent | match penalty | 602(a) | |
Boarding | ✅ minor + misconduct | 603(a) | |
✅ Major + game misconduct | 603(a) | ||
major + game misconduct | 603(b) | ||
match penalty | 603(c) | ||
Body Checking (Competitive Contact Categories) | ✅ Minor | 604(c) | |
major + game misconduct | 604(d) | ||
match penalty | 604(e) | ||
Broken Stick | ✅ Minor | 605(a) | |
Minor | 605(b) | ||
✅ Minor | 605(c) | ||
Butt-Ending | major + game misonduct | 606(a) | |
match penalty | 606(b) | ||
Charging | ✅ minor + misconduct | 607(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 607(a) | ||
major penalty + game misconduct | 607(b) | ||
minor + misconduct | 607(c) | ||
major + game misconduct | 607(c) | ||
✅ Minor | 607(d) | ||
match penalty | 607(e) | ||
Checking From Behind | minor + a misconduct | 608(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 608(a) | ||
major penalty + game misconduct | 608(b) | ||
match penalty | 608(c) | ||
Cross Checking | Minor | 609(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 609(b) | ||
match | 609(c) | ||
Delaying the Game | Minor | 610(a) | |
Minor | 610(b) | ||
Minor | 610(c) | ||
Minor | 610(d) | ||
minor | 610(e) | ||
minor | 610(f) | ||
Minor | 610(g) | ||
bench minor | 610(h) | ||
Elbowing | minor | 611(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 611(b) | ||
match penalty | 611(c) | ||
Face Off Procedures | minor | 613(d) | |
minor | 613(e) | ||
Falling on Puck | minor | 614(a) | |
minor | 614(b) | ||
minor | 614(c) | ||
Fighting | major + game misconduct | 615(a) | |
minor | 615(a) | ||
minor + game misconduct | 615(a) | ||
minor | 615(a) | ||
double minor | 615(a) | ||
major + game misconduct | 615(a) | ||
major + game misconduct | 615(b) | ||
match penalty | 615(c) | ||
game misconduct | 615(c) | ||
game misconduct | 615(d) | ||
minor | 615(e) | ||
second major penalty | 615(f) | ||
Fouled from Behind | minor | 616(a) | |
Handling Puck with Hand | minor | 618(a) | |
minor | 618(c) | ||
Head Butting | major + game misconduct | 619(a) | |
match penalty | 619(b) | ||
Head Contact | minor + misconduct | 620(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 620(a) | ||
major + game misconduct | 620(b) | ||
match penalty | 620(c) | ||
High Sticks | minor | 621(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 621(b) | ||
match penalty | 621(c) | ||
Holding an Opponent | minor | 622(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 622(b) | ||
match penalty | 622(c) | ||
Hooking | minor | 623(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 623(b) | ||
match penalty | 623(c) | ||
Interference | minor | 625(a) | |
minor | 625(c) | ||
Kicking Opponent or Puck | major + game misconduct | 627(a) | |
match penalty | 627(b) | ||
Kneeing | minor | 628(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 628(b) | ||
match penalty | 628(c) | ||
Leaving the Players’ Bench or Penalty Bench | major + game misconduct | 629(a) | |
minor | 629(b) | ||
minor | 629(c) | ||
bench minor | 629(d) | ||
Puck in Motion or Out of Sight | minor | 632(b) | |
Refusing to Start Play | bench minor | 633(a) | |
bench minor | 633(b) | ||
Slashing | minor | 634(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 634(b) | ||
match penalty | 634(c) | ||
minor + game misconduct | 634(d) | ||
major + game misconduct | 634(d) | ||
match penalty | 634(d) | ||
minor | 634(e) | ||
Spearing | major + game misconduct | 635(a) | |
match penalty | 635(b) | ||
Start of Game and Time of Game/Time-Outs | minor | 636(b) | |
Throwing Stick/Object | minor | 637(a) | |
minor | 637(b) | ||
misconduct | 637(c) | ||
Tripping/Clipping/Leg Checking/Slew Footing | minor | 639(a) | |
major + game misconduct | 639(b) | ||
match penalty | 639(c) | ||
Unnecessary Roughness (Roughing) | minor | 640(a) | |
double minor | 640(a) | ||
minor | 640(b) | ||
minor | 640(c) | ||
minor | 640(d) | ||
minor | 640(e) | ||
minor | 640(f) | ||
major + game misconduct | 640(g) | ||
match penalty | 640(h) | ||