Rule 33. Gross Misconduct Penalties

(a) Any player or team official incurring a Gross Misconduct penalty shall be ordered to the dressing room for the remainder of the game and shall be reported to the President for further action. A substitute for the penalized player shall be permitted immediately.

(b) Gross Misconduct penalties shall be assessed where a person conducts themselves in such a manner as to make a travesty of the game.

(c) Any player or team official who is assessed a Gross Misconduct penalty in regular time, or any time in overtime, or at the conclusion of the game and prior to the player or team official entering their dressing room, shall automatically be suspended for a minimum of the next two regular league/play-off game. A total of ten minutes shall be charged in the records against the penalized player for a Gross Misconduct.

SITUATION 1 Rule 33 (b)
Whenever a Referee is certain that a player or team official has been drinking alcohol prior to the game or is acting under the influence of alcohol, such player or team official should be encouraged to voluntarily withdraw from the game. However, should a further incident occur requiring penalties which entail a written report, the possible use of alcohol should be noted in the game report.

SITUATION 2 Rule 33 (b)
Where a player on the floor or on the bench becomes involved in a fight with a team official or a spectator, the player shall be assessed a Gross Misconduct. See Rule 49, Situations 3, 4, and 5; and Rule 59, Situation 6.

SITUATION 3 Rule 33 (b)
When a player or team official sprays water out of a drinking bottle on or at an On-floor or Off-floor Official, the Referee is directed to assess a Bench Minor penalty. If the player or team official can be identified, a Gross Misconduct shall also be assessed.

SITUATION 4 Rule 21 (e)
When a player refuses to surrender their stick or intentionally breaks it, when asked for a measurement, a Minor penalty and a Misconduct shall be assessed.