Rule 4.6 – Coincidental Minor Penalties – Junior A

The following rule will apply only to Junior A divisions, where time penalties of equal duration are assessed to different teams at the same stoppage of play.

1. In Junior A divisions, when a single Minor penalty is assessed to a single player on each team during the same stoppage of play, those penalties will not be considered coincidental and will be served as time penalties. Both teams will play below full numerical strength for the duration of the penalties.

   Unless the offending players have been removed from the game, the penalized players will take their place on the Penalty Bench and remain there until the expiry of their penalty, at which time they will immediately return to the ice.

   Note 1: This rule applies only to situations where there is no differential in penalty time assessed to the offending players on each team. See 4.6 (b) – Coincidental Penalties for further clarification.

   Note 2: This rule only applies where a single Minor penalty is assessed to a single player on each team. If multiple Minor penalties are assessed to a single player on each team or a single Minor penalty is assessed to multiple players on each team, these penalties will be considered coincidental and served in accordance with Rule 4.5 (b) – Coincidental Penalties.

2.  

   In Junior A divisions, when coincidental Minor penalties are assessed to players on each team during the same stoppage of play, but there is a time differential in the penalties assessed, immediate substitutions will be made for the coincidental penalties. Unless the offending players have been removed from the game, the penalized players will take their place on the Penalty Bench and remain there until the first whistle following the expiry of their penalty. The time penalty that creates the differential will be served by a substitute from the offending team, as per Rule 4.5 (b) – Coincidental Penalties.

3. This rule does not apply to Major or Match penalties. In situations involving coincidental Major or Match penalties, please refer to Rule 4.5 – Coincidental Penalties.