Rule 4.10 – Match Penalties

A Match Penalty is a five-minute time penalty that results in the offending team playing shorthanded and the offending player being removed from the game.

1. Any player or Team Official who is assessed a Match penalty will be ordered to the dressing room immediately, for the balance of the game, and will not be permitted to take part in any further games until the case has been dealt with by the appropriate Member or league.
   
   Note 1: Where a player or Team Official is order to the dressing room under this rule, it is sufficient that they are away from the Players’ or Penalty Bench and are not directing or interacting with the teams in any manner and in no way interacting with or bothering the officials. Should the individual violate this rule, they will be penalized in accordance with Rule 10.4 (f) – Leaving the Players’ or Penalty Bench.

2. When a Match penalty is assessed, the offending player’s team will be required to send a player to the Penalty Bench to serve the five-minute time penalty. The player who serves the time penalty must have been on the ice at the time of the infraction. This section would not apply in the case of the coincidental Major or Match penalty rule.
   
   Note 1: Referees are required to report all Match penalties and the surrounding circumstances to the appropriate Member or league immediately following the game involved.