Penalty (hockey)

A penalty with the Hockey is a punishment given to a player when it is responsible for a innaproprié behavior, contrary with the payment. The penalties are given by the referees.

During a penalty, the faulty player is sent to the Banc of penalty. If it is about a minor or major penalty, the opposing team will play in numerical superiority.

If the team in inferiority takes a goal at the time of a minor fault, the penalty stops. If it is a major penalty, the disadvantage continues until the term of the penalty.

When a penalty is called, the play stops only when the faulty team takes control of the metal disc or on appreciation of the referee. Thus, it is not possible to voluntarily cause a fault to stop an attack of the opposing team. During a differed penalty, the unfavourable goalkeeper generally leaves the ice, in order to let return an additional attacker. Before the modification of the rules 2006-2010 by IIHF, it was impossible with a team in advantage on a penalty of taking a goal. This rule was modified and it is thus possible henceforth to take a goal against its camp

When a guard receives a penalty (except case of a penalty of match), it does not go in prison. Its penalty is carried out by another player present on the ice at the time of the fault. The same principle applies for a minor penalty of bench (penalty allotted to a whole team or a trainer), the player carrying out the penalty being chosen by the trainer.

Types of penalties

minor Penalty (2 minutes): the player goes in prison during 2 minutes, a player of less on the ice and cancellation of the penalty in the event of goal. Its team thus plays 4, even to 3 (never less than 3) in addition to the guard.
minor Penalty of bench (2 minutes): a substitute goes in prison during two minutes. The selected player is not inevitably present on the ice.
major Penalty (5 minutes): the player goes in prison during 5 minutes, a player of less on the ice but not of cancellation of the penalty in the event of goal.
Penalty of méconduite (10 minutes): the player goes in prison during 10 minutes but there is no numerical inferiority for its team. In the event of two penalties of méconduite in the same match for the same player, this last will be seen inflicting a penalty of méconduite for the match, and will be expelled.
Penalty of méconduite for the match (20 minutes): expulsion but not of inferiority for the team. A match of suspension for the second similar penalty in the season.
Penalty of match (25 minutes): expulsion, incident report and disciplinary commission which will slice on one () match (S) of suspension. The team plays during 5 minutes in numerical inferiority and the 5 minutes penalty will not be cancelled in the event of goal. The faulty player goes to the cloakroom. A player substitute of his team replaces it on the bench of the penalties.
Shooting of penalty : a shooting of penalty will be carried out by the team having undergone the fault.

The referee can also inflict cumulated penalties (ex: 2 minutes minor penalty + 10 minutes major penalty).

Substitutions/cancellation of penalty

One of the rule of the hockey wants that the maximum of players is present on the ice at the time of multiple penalties. This is why it is current to see substituted penalties not posted on the display board, but which have short.

For example, at 7 minutes of play, 2+10 min. of penalty for the teams has and B. the play will begin again with 5 players against 5. Two players will be on the bench of the penalties of has and B, a player serving the first minor penalty of 2 min. (the subsitut), and the faulty player serving the 10 minutes.

Exception: there cannot be cancellation/substitution in the event of 2 min. of penalty for the team has and the team B at the same time: the play will begin again then with 4 players against 4.

Gestures of the referees

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