Rule 4.7 – Misconduct Penalties

Rule 4.7 – Misconduct Penalties

A Misconduct penalty is a non-time penalty that does not result in the offending team playing shorthanded. The offending player will be removed from the ice for a period of 10 minutes of playing time.

  1. A player, except a goaltender, who is assessed a Misconduct penalty will be removed from the ice for a period of 10 minutes actual playing time. A substitute for the penalized player will be permitted immediately. A player serving a Misconduct penalty will remain in the Penalty Bench until the first stoppage of play following the expiry of their penalty. 

  2. When a player is assessed a Minor and a Misconduct penalty, the penalized team will immediately place a substitute player on the bench to serve the Minor penalty. The Misconduct penalty will commence on the termination of the Minor penalty.

  3. Any player who is assessed a second Misconduct penalty in the same game will automatically be assessed a Game Misconduct penalty.

INTERPRETATIONS

Interpretation 1

 

Rule 4.7 (a) 

Where a team is to be assessed a Misconduct (delayed), the Referee will raise their arm to signal a delayed penalty. If the offending team is scored upon before play is stopped, the Misconduct penalty will still be assessed.

Interpretation 2

Rule 4.7 (a)

A player of Team A is serving a Minor penalty on the Penalty Bench. While they are serving this penalty, they are assessed a Misconduct. How does the Referee handle this situation?

RULING:

Team A will place another player on the Penalty Bench to serve the remainder of the original Minor. The original player of Team A would now remain on the Penalty Bench for 10 minutes in addition to the time remaining in their original penalty.