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Penalty terms and definitions Board-checking -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player uses any method (body checking, elbowing or tripping) to throw an opponent violently into the boards; if an injury is caused, it becomes a major penalty. Butt-ending -- a minor penalty which occurs when an opponent is hit with the top of the player's hockey stick. Charging -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player makes a deliberate move of more than two steps when body checking an opponent; if serious injury is caused or blood is drawn it becomes a major penalty. Cross-checking -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player holds his stick in both hands and drives the shaft into an opponent. A stick check is when a player has both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice. If serious injury is caused or blood is drawn it becomes a major penalty and a game misconduct. Delayed penalty -- when an official raises his arm but does not blow his whistle, waiting to see the outcome of a play before calling a penalty. This is done so as not to penalize the non-offending team by stopping its momentum. A delayed penalty that is not called is waved off and play continues uninterrupted. Also a penalty against the team that has only four players on the ice, which is assessed only when one of its players gets out of the penalty box. Elbowing -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player strikes his opponent with an elbow to impede his progress. Fighting -- a major penalty which occurs when two or more players drop their sticks and gloves and fight. If a referee deems one player to be the instigator, that player gets a game misconduct; the minor penalty for a less severe pushing and shoving fight is called roughing. High sticking -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player checks an opponent with his stick above the normal height of his opponent's waist and hits, or menaces the opponent with it. If injury is caused it becomes a major penalty; if a referee determines that the raising of the stick was unintentional and no contact occurred, the penalty only is against the team and results in a face-off. Holding -- a minor penalty when a player grabs and holds onto an opponent (or his stick) with his hands or arms to impede the opponent's progress. Hooking -- a minor penalty when a player attempts to impede the progress of another player by hooking any part of the opponent's body with the blade of his stick; an illegal use of one's stick. Interference -- a penalty called when a player attempts to impede the motion of another player not in possession of the puck. Kneeing -- a minor penalty when a player uses a knee to hit his opponent in the leg, thigh or lower body. Major penalty -- a penalty called for more serious infractions of the rules. Usually results in five minutes in duration whether or not the non-penalized team scores. Minor penalty -- a penalty lasting two minutes. If the non-penalized team scores a power play goal during this time, the penalty ends immediately. Penalty -- punishment of a player for a violation of the rules, resulting in suspension from the game for a period of time. There are six types: minor, bench, major, misconduct, match and goalkeeper's penalties. Roughing -- a minor penalty when a fight between players is more of a pushing and shoving match; a less severe penalty than fighting. Slashing -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player swings his stick from below the player's shoulder at an opponent to impede his motion, whether or not contact is made. If injury is caused it becomes a major injury and a game misconduct. Spearing -- a major penalty when a player illegally jabs, or even attempts to jab, the point of his stick blade into another player's body. This is one of the most serious infractions a player can commit and results in an automatic game misconduct. Tripping -- a minor penalty which occurs when a player places his stick or a part of his body under or around the feet or legs of an opponent causing him to lose his balance. This also will be called if a player kicks an opponent's skates out from under him, or uses a knee or leg to cause his opponent to fall.
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