Rule 9.3 – Slashing

Slashing is the action of hitting an opponent with a stick while holding the stick with one or both hands. Tapping the stick of the puck-carrier is not considered slashing if it is for the sole purpose of gaining possession of the puck.

A Slashing penalty will be assessed to any player who swings their stick at an opponent (whether out of range or not) without actually striking them, or who, on the pretext of playing the puck, makes a wild swing at the puck with the object of intimidating their opponent.

1. A Minor penalty will be assessed to any player who slashes or attempts to slash an opponent.

2. At the discretion of the Referee, based on the degree of violence of the impact, a Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty will be assessed to any player who slashes an opponent.

   A Major penalty and a Game Misconduct penalty will be assessed to any player who injures an opponent with a slashing infraction that would otherwise call for a Minor penalty.

3. A Match penalty will be assessed to any player who deliberately attempts to injure or deliberately injures an opponent with a slash.

4. No Misconduct penalty may be assessed for a slashing infraction.

5. A Game Misconduct penalty must be assessed any time a Major penalty is assessed for a Slashing infraction, as detailed under 9.3 (b).