Penalty Termination Situations
By: Kevin Airaudi
Situation #1
Coincidental Minor Penalties
and Major Penalty
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Clock Time
5:00
4:00
3:30
Team A
x-2 min
y-5 min
Team B
z-2 min
(a) Player “x” Returns
(b) Player “y” Returns
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Goal Scored
Time On Penalty Clock
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Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
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3:30
4:30
Goal Scored
Was Team A short handed when the goal was scored?
Was the penalty to Team A Minor or Major Penalty?
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Penalties to “x” and “z” are coincidental minor
penalties
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serve penalties but no penalty time on clock
 On-ice strength does not change (5 on 5) when these
coincidental penalties are assessed
 “x” and “z” return at the next stoppage of play after
3:00.
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Team A is shorthanded
 Penalty
to “y” is a Major Penalty
Situation #2
Coincidental Minor Penalties
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Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
5:00
x-2 min
p-2 min
4:30
y-2 min
4:00
Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
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4:00
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1:30
Goal Scored
Was Team A short handed?
Was the penalty a minor penalty?
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Penalties to “x” and “p” are coincidental minor penalties
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Players serve penalties but no penalty time on clock
On-ice strength does not change (5 on 5) at the time these
coincidental minor penalties are assessed.
“x” and “p” return at the next stoppage of play after 3:00.
Penalty to “y” is a minor penalty
(a) Player “x” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Situation #3
Substitute Players Serving Penalties
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Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
5:00
x-2 + 2 min
4:30
y-2 min
4:00
p-2 min
3:30
Goal Scored
(a) First minor penalty to “x” expires
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
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3:30
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2:30 1:00
1:30 GOAL
Is Team A shorthanded?
If so, is the penalty a minor?
How many minor penalties are there?
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Team A is shorthanded (4 on 3)
Three penalties are on the clock for Team A and one
penalty for Team B)
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“x” :30 and 2:00 “y” 1:00
“p” 1:30
The penalty with the least amount of time expires
(a) First minor penalty to “x” expires
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Situation #4
Coincidental Minor Penalties
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Clock Time_____Team A___
5:00
x-2 min z-2 min
Team B
p-2 min
(a) Team A is two players short
(b) Team A is one player short
(c) Both Teams remain at full strength
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
5:00
2:00
(a) Team A is two players short
(b) Team A is one player short
(c) Both Teams remain at full strength
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Player “y” and “p” serves penalty but no time goes
up on clock (coincidental minor penalties)
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“y” and “p” returns after the next stoppage of
play after 3:00
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Player “z” serves penalty and returns to ice after
penalty time expires or a power play goal is
scored.
Situation #5
Minor and Major Penalties
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Clock Time
5:00
3:30
Team A
Team B
x-2 min
y-5min
Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time
Team A
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3:30
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Is Team A shorthanded?
:30
Team B
3:30 Goal
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Both penalties are served and the penalty time
goes on the clock (minor and major penalties are
never coincidental)
Team A and Team B are at equal strength
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on 4)
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Situation #6
Coincidental Minor Penalties and Major
Penalties
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Clock Time
5:00
4:30
4:00
3:30
Team A
Team B
x-2 min
b-2 min
y-5 min
z-2 min
Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) Player “z” returns to the ice
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time
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3:30
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Team A
4:00 1:30
Team B
GOAL
Is Team A Shorthanded
Is one of the penalties to Team A a minor penalty?
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Penalties to “x” and “b” are coincidental Minor Penalties
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Both players serve but no penalty goes on clock
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Penalty to “y” is a Major Penalty
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5 on 5
“x” and “b” return at stoppage of play after 3:00
Major Penalties never expire for a goal
Penalty to “z” is a minor penalty
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) Player “z” returns to the ice
Situation #7
Proper On-Ice Strength
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Clock Time
5:00
Team A
Team B
x-2 min
p-2-min
(a) Team B is one player short
(b) Team A is one player short
(c) Both teams remain at full strength
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Penalties to “x” and “p” are assessed at the same
stoppage of play
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are Coincidental Minor Penalties
“x” and “p” serve the penalties and no time goes
on penalty clock
“x” and “p” return at stoppage of play after 3:00
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on 5
Situation #8
Coincidental Minors
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Clock Time
5:00
Team A
Team B
x-2 min
p-2 + 2 min
(a) Both teams lose one player
(b) Team B loses one player
(c) Both teams remain at full strength
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time
5:00
Team A
Team B
2:00
(a) Both teams lose one player
(b) Team B loses one player
(c) Both teams remain at full strength
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“x” serves penalty
No time goes on clock
 Returns to ice at stoppage of play after 3:00
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Team B needs to put a substitute player in the penalty
box to serve minor penalty for “p”
Team B’s substitute player returns to ice after the penalty
time expires(3:00) or after a Team A power play goal.
 “p” serves 2 minutes after first penalty expires.
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Must wait for a stoppage of play.
Situation #9
Multiple Minor Penalties
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Clock Time
5:00
4:45
4:30
3:30
Team A
Team B
x-2 min
p-2 min
y-2 min
Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to ice
(b) Player “p” returns to ice
(c) No Penalty may be terminated
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time
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3:30
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Team A
Team B
:30 :45
Is Team A shorthanded?
If so, what penalty expires first?
1:00 GOAL
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Team A is shorthanded (4 on 3)
The least amount of minor penalty time expires first
(a) Player “x” returns to ice
(b) Player “p” returns to ice
(c) No Penalty may be terminated
Situation #10
Misconducts Penalties
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Clock Time
Team A
Team B
5:00
x-10 min
4:30
p-2 min
4:00
y-2 min
3:30
Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time
Team A
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3:30
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Is Team A shorthanded?
1:30
Team B
1:00 GOAL
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“x” serves misconduct penalty
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penalty time goes on clock
 Returns at stoppage of play after 10 minutes
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Both teams are at equal strength at the time the
goal is scored.
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Situation #11
Multiple Minor Penalties
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Clock Time
5:00
4:30
4:00
3:30
Team A
Team B
p-2 min
x-2 min
y-2 min
Goal Scored
(a) Player “p” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
Time on Penalty Clock
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Clock Time
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3:30
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Team A
:30 1:30
Team B
1:00 GOAL
Is Team A shorthanded?
If so, are one or both minor penalties?
Which player has the least amount of time?
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Team A is short handed
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on 3
(a) Player “p” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated
NHL Referee Steve Kozari