Rule 27. Penalties
(a) Penalties shall be in actual playing time, and are divided into the following classes:
1.  *NEW* 2-minute minor & Double Minor Penalties
2. Bench Minor Penalties
3. Major Penalties
4. Misconduct Penalties
5. Game Ejection
6. Game Misconduct Penalties
7. Gross Misconduct Penalties
8. Match Penalties
9. Penalty Shot
(b) Any player or team official may be assessed penalties at any time before, during, or after a game, when an offense is committed on the floor or off the floor before entering the dressing rooms. Any altercations occurring off the floor must be reported to the President on the official game report by the referee. A player who is assessed any penalty in the pre-game warm-up shall automatically have their name placed on the Official Game Report and be counted as one of the eligible players, as per Rule 16(a) and (b) – Players in Uniform.

Note 1: The maximum of 5 players per team being assessed Game Misconducts (as per Rule 70 (c) Note 1- Leaving the Players’ or Penalty Bench) also applies to the pre-game warm-up.
Note 2: Any unnecessary contact between opposing players after the whistle shall result in penalties being assessed as prescribed by the rules.
(c) Where the rules state that the Manager or Coach shall designate a player to serve a penalty and the Manager or Coach refuses to name a player, the Referee shall name any player of the offending team to serve the penalty.
(d) Where penalties are assessed to players of both teams at the same time, the penalized players of the Visiting Team shall take their position in the penalty bench first, in the place designated for the visiting players. Where there is no special designation they must take a position on the bench furthest from the gate.
(e) *NEW* Any player, including the goaltender, shall be ejected from the game if they receive 3 penalties of any kind in the game (Rule 32 – Game Ejection). The offending team shall be required to place a substitute player on the penalty bench to serve any time penalty. The substitute player will be permitted to return to the playing surface after the penalty time has elapsed.

Note: For the purposes of this rule, a double minor penalty for Butt-Ending, Spearing, High Sticking, Head-Butting and Head Contact will only count as one (1) infraction towards the 3-Penalty rule.

SITUATION 1 Rule 27 (c)
In any case where the Coach or Manager must designate a player to serve a penalty, the designated player must have been on the floor at the time of the infraction (this shall be interpreted as “on the floor when the play was stopped”).

SITUATION 2 Rule 27 (b)
Penalties are assessed to players for infractions that have occurred during the pre-game warm-up.                                                                                                                          QUESTION: Should the players who were penalized be listed on the Official Game Report and be included in the maximum number of players a team is permitted to dress for a game, even if the Official Game Report has not yet been filled out by the Coaches of one or both teams?                                                                                    ANSWER: Yes. Any player penalized during the pregame warm-up must be listed on the Official Game Report and be included in the number of players that a  team is permitted to dress.

SITUATION 3 Rule 27 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  When an infraction to the rules occurs before or after the game and is observed by the Referee or the appointed Stand-by Official, the penalties as prescribed by the rules shall be assessed. When an infraction to the rules occurs after the players and team officials have entered their dressing rooms following a game and such infraction is observed by the Referee or the appointed Standby Official, a report of such infraction(s) shall be made to the President.

SITUATION 4
An incident occurs off the floor surface and is not witnessed by any On-floor Official or appointed Stand-by Official but is reported to the Referee. What action should be taken?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              RULING: No penalties may be assessed, as the incident was not witnessed by the Referee or the standby Official. If the incident was reported to the Referee by a League Official, a Team Official or an Off-floor Official, the Referee shall report that information to the President, immediately following the game. If the incident was reported to the Referee by any other person (i.e. fan, media), no further action should be taken.

Rule 28. *NEW* 2-Minute Minor & Double Minor Penalties
(a) For a Minor penalty, any player, except a goaltender, shall be ruled off the floor for two minutes of actual playing time, during which time no substitutes shall be permitted.
(b) If, while a team is short-handed because of one or more Minor or Bench Minor penalties, the opposing team scores a goal, the first of such penalties shall automatically terminate.

Note: Coincident Minor penalties to both teams do not cause either team to be short-handed. When a goal is scored on a Penalty Shot against a team that is short-handed by reason of a Minor or Bench Minor penalty, no player of the short-handed team shall return to the floor with the scoring of the goal.
(c) When a player is assessed both a Minor and Major penalty at the same time, the Major penalty shall be served first. The same principle will apply when a player is assessed both a Minor and Match penalty at the same time. The five-minute time penalty which accompanies the Match penalty is to be served first. See Rule 38 (e).
(d) If a goal is scored against a team that is short-handed because of one or more Minor penalties, the player serving the Minor penalty with the least amount of time shall return to the floor. In the case of a player who has received a double Minor penalty, their first Minor penalty shall be terminated.
(e) When coincident Minor or coincident Minors of equal duration are imposed against players on each team during the same stoppage of play, immediate substitutions shall be made for those penalties, and such penalties shall not be taken into account for the purpose of the delayed penalty. Any differences in time or total penalty time shall be served by one or more players on the floor at the time of the infraction. Unless they have been ejected from the game, such penalized players shall take their place on the penalty bench and remain there until the first stoppage of play following the expiry of their respective penalties. Where at least one Major and/or Match penalty is assessed to each team during the same stoppage of play, the coincident Major/Match penalty rule shall take precedent over the coincident Minor penalty rule.
(f) *NEW* A double minor penalty may be assessed to any player who commits any of the following infractions: Butt- Ending (Rule 49), Head- Butting (Rule 49), Head Contact (Rule 86), High Sticking (Rule 62), Slew Footing (Rule 85) and Spearing (Rule 49). A double minor penalty will be recorded and served as separate minor penalties (2-minutes + 2-minutes). Should the opposing team score a power play goal in the first 2 minutes of the double minor, the first minor will be cancelled, and the next minor penalty will be begin. The offending team will continue to play shorthanded until the penalty expires or another power play goal is scored during the remaining 2 minutes. The player may return to the floor at the conclusion of their penalty, unless otherwise stated in the rules.

SITUATION 1 Rule 28 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    When a goal is scored and penalties are being served, the Referee would ask themselves the following questions: Is the team scored on playing shorthanded? Are they serving a Minor penalty?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: If the Referee answers YES to both questions, then the Minor penalty with the least amount of time remaining would be terminated. The only exception would be if the goal was scored during a Penalty Shot, in which case no player would return.

Note: Coincidental penalties are not “time” penalties. They do not cause a team to be shorthanded and are never terminated by a goal.

SITUATION 2 Rule 28 (e)
When the coincidental penalty rule is applied and there is a differential in the total time penalties, the penalties causing the differential shall be served first in the normal manner and shall be taken into account for the purpose of applying Rule 28 (b), Minor Penalties and Rule 38, Delayed Penalties. Any time difference or
differential in the total time penalties must be served by a player (or players) on the floor at the time of the infraction. Under this rule you would cancel as many penalties as possible – only the difference would be served. When canceling penalties the following procedure will be used in the order listed – “MOTO”: The following examples illustrate the above procedures. All penalties were assessed at the same stoppage.

i) A6 – 2      B11 – 2
Immediate Substitution – Full Strength.
ii) A6 – 2     B11 – 2
      A7 – 2     B14 – 2
Immediate Substitution – Full Strength.
iii) A6 – 2    B11 – 2 + 2
       A7 – 2
Immediate Substitution – Full Strength.
iv) A6 – 2    B11 – 2
       A7 – 2
Team A will play 1 man short. A7 will serve the 2-minute time penalty. A6 penalty is cancelled due to order of occurrence.
v) A6 – 2      B11 – 2
      A7 – 2      B14 – 2 + 2
Team B will play 1 player short for 2 minutes. B11 must serve the time penalty to avoid taking another player from the floor.
vi) A6 – 2     B11 – 2 + 2
Team B will play 1 player short for 2 minutes. Another player from the floor will serve the time penalty.
vii) A6 – 2    B11 – 2 + 2
                           B14 – 2
Team B will resume play 1 player short for 4 minutes. B11 will serve the time penalties in order to make Team B only 1 player short.

SITUATION 3 Rule 28 (b) & (e)
A7 – 2     B8 – 2           4:00
A8 – 2                              3:30
                  B SCORES 3:00
A8 returns at 3:00. The coincidental penalties to A7 and B8 did not cause their team to be shorthanded.

SITUATION 4 Rule 28 (b)
                    B3 – 2           5:00
A8 – 2                               4:30
A9 – 2                               4:00
                   B SCORES 3:50
A8 returns at 3:50. Team A is playing shorthanded; the first time penalty terminates.

SITUATION 5 Rule 28 (b)
                    B3 – 2            5:00
A8 – 2                                4:30
A9 – 5+GM                    4:00
                    B SCORES 3:30
A8 returns. Team A is playing shorthanded and serving Minor penalty.

SITUATION 6 Rule 28 (b)
A7 – 5+GM                     6:30
A8 – 2                                 6:15
                     B SCORES 6:10

QUESTION: Is the Minor penalty washed out as a result of the goal?                                                                                                                                                                                                      ANSWER: Yes. A8 returns.

SITUATION 7 Rule 28 (b)
A8 – 2 + 2                        4:00
A9 – 2                                3:30
                    B SCORES 3:00
The first penalty assessed to A8 is terminated. No one returns.

SITUATION 8 Rule 28 (b)
A8 – 2 + 2                         4:00
A9 – 2                                 4:00
                     B SCORES 3:00
The first penalty assessed to A8 is terminated. No one returns. Order of occurrence of the penalties is the critical factor.

SITUATION 9 Rule 28 (b)
A9 – 2                                 4:00
A8 – 2 + 2                         4:00
                     B SCORES 3:00
A9 returns. Order of occurrence of the penalties is the critical factor.

SITUATION 10 Rule 28 (b)
A8 – 2 + 2                          5:00
A9 – 2                                  4:30
                      B SCORES 2:50
A9 returns, A8 began second penalty at 3:00.

SITUATION 11 Rule 28 (b)
A6 – 5+GM                      4:00
A9 – 2                                  3:30
                      B11 – 2           3:00
                      B SCORES 2:30
A9 returns. Team A is playing shorthanded and is serving a Minor penalty.

SITUATION 12 Rule 28 (e)
A8 – 2         B15 – 2          3:00
A9 – 2                                   3:00
All three penalties have been assessed and Team A is to play 1 player short as a result of the extra Minor to A9. Just prior to the resumption of play, B24 is assessed a Minor penalty, bringing about the following penalty situation.
A8 – 2         B15 – 2           3:00
A9 – 2         B24 – 2          3:00

QUESTION: Do both teams play full strength?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ANSWER: Yes. Immediate substitution for all players.

SITUATION 13 Rule 28 (e)
A8 – 5 +GM+ 2     B9 – 2       3:00
The coincidental Minor penalty rule applies. A player from the floor will serve the 5-minute time penalty to A8.

SITUATION 14 Rule 28 (e)
A8 – 2                     B3 – 2            4:00
A9 – 5+GM                                   3:30
                                   B SCORES 3:30
No player returns. The only time penalty being served by Team A is the Major to A9.

SITUATION 15 Rule 28 (e)
A6 – 2                     B14 – 2 + 2       5:00
                                   B16 – 5+GM   5:00
A SCORES                                        4:30
The coincidental penalty rule required a player from the floor to serve B14’s 2-minute time penalty. This player would return with the scoring of the goal at 4:30. B14 would now start serving their coincidental penalty and would return at the first stoppage of play after 2:30

SITUATION 16 Rule 28 (e)
A6 – 2          B14 – 2                         5:00
                        B16 – 5+GM + 2     5:00
A SCORES                                        4:15
No player returns. A player from the floor serves the 5 + 2 penalty to B16.

SITUATION 17 Rule 28 (e)
A6 – 2           B14 – 2                         10:00
                         B16 – 5+GM+2       10:00
A SCORES                                           4:45
A player from the floor serving the Minor penalty to B16 returns. A6 and B14 return at 4:45 (or the first stoppage of play on or after 8:00).

SITUATION 18 Rule 28 (e)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A6 – 2            B7 – 2                             1:30
In this situation, late in a period where players would not be eligible to return to the floor prior to the conclusion of the period, it is acceptable to send the players to their respective dressing rooms to avoid confrontation at period end. The Referee would be expected to take charge of this situation. (This procedure is only recommended in situations where there is adequate security and control for the players.)

SITUATION 19
A7 – 2 + 10 + GM        B8 – 2         5:00
Immediate substitution. Team “A” is not required to place a substitute in the penalty box for A7.

SITUATION 20
At the 6:00 mark, A3 is assessed 2+2. At the 5:00 mark, B7 scores, but before play resumes B8 is assessed a Minor penalty.                                                                              QUESTION: Are the Minor penalties to A3 and B8 considered coincidental, or do they play 4 on 4 with two minutes showing on each team’s penalty time clock? ANSWER: The penalties must be assessed at the same stoppage of play in order to be considered coincidental. Therefore, the teams would play 4 on 4 for two minutes.

Rule 29. Bench Minor Penalties
(a) A Bench Minor penalty requires the team against which the penalty is assessed to play a man short for a period of two minutes of actual playing time.
(b) Whenever a Bench Minor penalty is to be assess according to the rules, if the player guilty of the actual infraction is identified by the Referee, that player shall serve the penalty except when such identified player is already on the penalty bench serving a penalty. However, if the player is not identified, then the Manager or Coach of the penalized team, through the playing Captain, shall designate any player of their team on the floor at the time of the infraction to serve the penalty.

SITUATION 1
Where a team is assessed a Bench Minor Penalty, that penalty must be served by a player on the floor. Following this and during the same stoppage of play, the team is assessed another Bench Minor penalty. A second player who was on the floor must serve this second Bench Minor penalty.

(a) Any player, goaltender or Team Official incurring a Major penalty and a Game 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. The Manager or Coach of the penalized team, through the playing Captain, shall designate any player of their team on the floor at the time of the infraction to serve the penalty

Rule 38. Delayed Penalties
(a) If a third player of any team shall be penalized while two players of the same team are serving penalties, the penalty time of the third player shall not commence until the penalty time of one of the two penalized players has elapsed. Nevertheless, the third player penalized must at once proceed to the penalty bench, but shall be replaced on the floor by a substitute until such time as the penalty time of the penalized player shall commence.
(b) When a team has three players serving penalties at the same time and while due to the delayed penalty rule a substitute for the third player is on the floor, none of the three penalized players on the penalty bench may return to the floor until play has been stopped. When the play has been stopped, the player whose full penalty has expired may return to the play.
(c) When the penalties to the player or players have expired and the penalized team is entitled to more than four players on the floor, the Penalty Timekeeper shall permit the penalized players to return to the floor in the order of the expiry of their penalties. When the penalties of two players from the same team expire at the same time and the team is entitled to only one additional player on the surface the players shall return to the surface in the order in which their penalties were reported.
(d) In cases where Minor penalties are assessed at the same time to more than one player from the same team, those penalties shall be served in order of occurrence. Rule 38 (d) does not apply when the coincident Minor penalty rule is applied.
(e) When a Major penalty and a Minor penalty are assessed at the same time against two different players of the same team, the Penalty Timekeeper shall record the Minor as being the first penalty assessed. (See Rule 28 (c).
(f) All penalties shall be reported on the Official Game Report including any delayed penalties that may be in effect when the opposing team scores a goal. This is for the purpose of the 3-Penalty rule. The individual who committed the foul will have the offence noted on the Official Game Report with no time being served. If the foul committed by the offending player was their third penalty of the game, they shall be ejected form the game.

SITUATION 1 Rule 38 (c)
A4 – 2       8:00
A6 – 2       7:20
A8 – 2       7:00

QUESTION: Assuming that no goals are scored by the opposing team during the above situation and there are no play stoppages after 7:00, at what time would each Team “A” player come back on the floor from the penalty bench?                                                                                                                                                                                                    RULING: As per Rule 38 (c), when the penalties to the player or players have expired and the penalized team is entitled to more than four players on the floor, the Penalty Timekeeper shall permit the penalized players to return to the floor in the order of expiry of their penalties.                                                                                          SOLUTION: In this situation or any similar one, it may be advantageous for the On-floor and Off-floor Officials to break down the various critical times as follows:

Player No.                         Time Off                 Start                    End                   On
A4 2:00                                   8:00                       8:00                    6:00                5:20
A 6 2:00                                  7:20                        7:20                     5:20                4:00
A 8 2:00                                  7:20                        6:00                    4:00               1st stoppage

Rule 39. Calling of Penalties
(a) If a player on the team in possession of the ball commits an infraction of the rules which would call for a Match, Major, Misconduct, Bench Minor or Minor penalty, the Referee shall blow their whistle immediately and give the penalty(ies) to the deserving player(s). When this situation leads to a time penalty or multiple time penalties being placed on the clock to (1) team, making the team shorthanded, the ensuing face-off shall be conducted at one of the end zone face-off locations in the offending team’s defending zone. There are four (4) exceptions:
(1) When a penalty is assessed after a goal, the face off will take place at centre floor.
(2) When a penalty is assessed at the end (or before the start) of a period, the face-off wll take place at centre floor,
(3) When a gathering is taking place following a stoppage of play leading to a penalty or penalties against the defending team and one (1) or both defencemen, point players or any player coming from the players’ or penalty bench of the attacking team, enters deeply into the attacking zone (the top of the circles being the limit) the ensuing face-off will take place in the neutral zone at one of the face-off spots outside the offending team’s defending zone (see rule 57 (j)).
(4) When the non-offending team clears the ball and flooring/icing is called, the ensuing face-off will take place at one of the face-off spots in the neutral zone outside of the defending zone of the team that floored/iced the ball.

Note 1: When a time differential occurs because of multiple penalties, the ensuing face-off will take place in the shorthanded team’s defending zone. In the case of multiple penalties when no time differential occurs, the ensuing face-off will take place at the face-off spot nearest to where the stoppage of play occurred, unless otherwise stated in the rules.

Note 2: Where this rule refers to a team being shorthanded, that refers to the outcome of the penalties assessed on the particular stoppage of play. For example, if the home team is serving a time penalty and a time penalty is assessed to the visiting team on a subsequent stoppage, the visiting team is considered to be “shorthanded” as a result of the penalties assessed on that particular play even though the teams will play 4 on 4 when play resumes. In this situation, the face-off would occur in the visiting team’s defending zone.

(b) If a player on the team not in possession of the ball commits an infraction of a rule which would call for a Match, Major, Misconduct, Bench Minor or Minor penalty, the Referee shall signal the penalty by extending their arm straight up. The Referee shall blow their whistle and stop play immediately when the offending team gains possession and control of the ball.

Note 1: The play is not considered completed until the offending team gains possession and control of the ball. The resulting face-off shall be where the play was stopped, unless during the period of the delayed penalty call against the side not in possession, the side in possession floors the ball, shoots the ball from its own zone so that it goes out of bounds or is unplayable then the face-off following the stoppage of play shall take place at the face-off spot in the neutral zone nearest the defending blue line of the team shooting the ball. If the penalty to be assessed is a Minor penalty and a goal is scored on the play by the non-offending side, the Minor penalty shall not be assessed, but OTHER Minor, Bench Minor, Major, Match and Misconduct penalties shall be assessed in the normal manner, regardless of a goal being scored.
Note 2: If after the Referee has signalled a penalty, but before the whistle has been blown, a member of the non-offending team shall put the ball in their own net in any manner through no contact by the offending team, the goal shall be allowed and the penalty signalled shall be assessed in the normal manner. If the Referee signals a Minor or Bench Minor penalty(ies) against a team that is shorthanded by reason of one or more Minor or Bench Minor penalties, and a goal is scored by the non-offending side before the whistle is blown, the goal shall be allowed and the player who is serving the first Minor or Bench Minor penalty will return to the floor, while the signalled penalty(ies) shall be assessed and served in the normal manner.
(c) If further infractions are committed by the same offending player, either before or after the Referee blows their whistle, that player shall serve the penalties consecutively.
(d) The Referee has the right to stop play immediately in the case of a Match penalty. The resulting face-off will be where the play was stopped, unless the stoppage occurred in the offending player’s attacking zone, in which case the face-off is brought out to the neutral zone. 

SITUATION 1 Rule 39 (a) & (b)
Where the Referee is about to blow the whistle to assess a penalty (or penalties to both teams) and a goal is scored by the offending team (or any team, in the case of penalties to both teams) before the Referee is able to get the whistle to their mouth to stop play, such goal shall not be allowed.                                              REASON: Unless the team without the ball committed the infraction, play in theory should be stopped immediately. In certain cases, the normal reaction time of an official would not enable them to stop play before a goal is scored. However, no goal would be allowed if the infraction occurred before the goal was scored.

SITUATION 2 Rule 39 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      QUESTION: On a delayed penalty call to a player who is about to be assessed a Major plus an automatic Game Misconduct plus a Minor, the non-offending team scores a goal. Is any penalty washed out?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ANSWER: The Minor penalty is washed out and a player from the floor will serve the Major penalty. The order in which the two penalties were to be assessed has no effect on whether or not the Minor should be washed out.

SITUATION 3 Rule 39 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      QUESTION: A delayed penalty is signaled against Team “A”. A subsequent infraction by Team “A” calling for a Bench Minor penalty is observed by a Referee. What signal is to be employed by the Referee and what procedure do they follow?                                                                                                                                                                                        ANSWER: Delayed penalty signal is employed. The Referee will report both infractions to the timekeeper.

SITUATION 4 Rule 39 (b)
Team “A” is serving a Minor penalty. The Referee signals a delayed penalty calling for a Penalty Shot against a player on Team “A”. Team “B” scores a goal prior to the stoppage of play. Is the Penalty Shot awarded?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      RULING: No. The scoring of the goal by Team “B” terminates the Minor penalty being served by Team “A”. The appropriate Minor (Major or Match) penalty shall be assessed for the delayed penalty originally calling for a Penalty Shot                                                                                                                                                                                      RATIONALE: The purpose of a Penalty Shot is to restore the lost scoring opportunity.

SITUATION 5 Rule 39 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    QUESTION: Team “A” has a player serving a Minor penalty (time penalty). The Referee signals a delayed penalty against a player of Team “A”. Another player on Team “A” throws their stick at the ball in their own defending zone. Team “B” scores a goal before play is stopped. Is a Penalty Shot awarded?                          ANSWER: No. The scoring of the goal by Team “B” terminates the Minor penalty being served by Team “A”. The delayed penalty against Team “A” as well as a Minor penalty for throwing the stick (in lieu of a Penalty Shot) shall be assessed.

SITUATION 6 Rule 39 (b)
Where there are delayed Minor penalties to two different players of the same team to be called, but a goal is scored against that team before the next stoppage of play, the Referee shall designate which penalty is to be assessed and which of the two Minor penalties is to be washed out, based on the order of occurrence of the two infractions, as covered in Rule 38 (d).

SITUATION 7 Rule 39 (b)
As a Referee, you have a delayed penalty signaled against No. 6 of Team “A” and you are going to award a Penalty Shot as a result of that infraction. Before play is stopped, No. 6 commits another infraction calling for a Minor penalty.

QUESTION: What is the Referee’s decision if:
a) Team “B” scored before the play is stopped?
b) Team “B” does not score before the play is stopped?
c) Team “B” scores on the Penalty Shot?

ANSWER: a) Wash out the Penalty Shot but assess the Minor.
b) Award the Penalty Shot and assess the Minor.
c) Assess the Minor.

SITUATION 8 Rule 39 (b)
A delayed penalty is to be called against Team “A”. Team “B” scores before the stoppage of play. Team “A” requests a measurement of the stick of the player on Team “B” scoring the goal.

RULING: A stick measurement with the subsequent appropriate penalty is permitted after the scoring of a goal. (Section Three Equipment, Measurement Guidelines #6). The goal will be allowed and the delayed penalty on Team “A” will be washed out. In no way can the Referee wash out the Minor penalty for “Delay of Game” for unsubstantiated stick measurement for “Illegal Stick”.

SITUATION 9 Rule 39 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          QUESTION: The Referee has signaled a delayed double Minor penalty to Team “A” 14. Team “B” scores before play is stopped. Is any penalty washed out? ANSWER: The scoring of the goal by Team “B” washes out one of the Minor penalties. The second one will be served as usual and shall be recorded on the Official Game Report as a Minor penalty.

SITUATION 10
Team “A” #10 receives a Minor penalty at 4:30. Team “B” #4 receives a Minor penalty at 3:30. The Referee signals a delayed Minor penalty against Team “A” #6. Team “B” scores at 3:00 before the Referee can stop play to assess the delayed Minor penalty to Team “A” #6.

SITUATION 11 Rule 39 (b) – Note 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                QUESTION: The Referee has signaled a delayed penalty to a player of Team “A” and Team “B” has substituted its goaltender in favour of an extra attacker. A player of Team “B” shoots the ball which hits a player of Team “A” and then deflects down the floor into Team “B”’s goal. Does the Referee allow the goal?ANSWER: NO GOAL. The ball entered the goal as a result of contact by the offending team.

SITUATION 12 Rule 39 (b) – Note 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              QUESTION: A delayed penalty is signaled against a player of Team “A”. Team “B” pulls their goaltender in favour of an extra attacker. A player of Team “B” passes to a teammate. The pass contacts a player of Team “A” and the ball goes into the open goal. Is the goal allowed?                                                                                                  ANSWER: NO GOAL. The ball entered the net as a result of contact by the offending team.

SITUATION 13 Rule 39 (b) – Note 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            QUESTION: A delayed penalty is signaled against a player of Team “A”. Team “B” pulls their goal tender in favour of another attacking player. As a player of Team “B” runs in front of their net with the ball, they are stick-checked by a player of Team “A” and the ball enters the goal. Is the goal allowed?                                          ANSWER: NO GOAL. The ball entered the net as a result of contact by the offending team.

SITUATION 14 Rule 39 (b) – Note 2, Rule 60 (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    QUESTION: Can a player against whom a delayed penalty is signaled be credited with the scoring of a goal?                                                                                                        ANSWER: Yes, where a player of the non-offending team shoots the ball into their own goal with out any contact by the offending team and the player to be assessed the penalty was the last player on the offending team to touch the ball.

SITUATION 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            QUESTION: 1. How do you record on the Official Game Report player who receives a Minor, a Misconduct, a Game Ejection, a Game Misconduct, a Gross Misconduct and then a Match penalty?
2. How much time shows on their penalty time record?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ANSWER: 1. As far as the Official Game Report is concerned, the Official Scorer would make one entry for each penalty and a substitute player would be required to serve the time penalties for the Minor and the “5 minutes” for the Match penalty.
2. On the player’s penalty time record, the time would show 2 minutes for the Minor, 10 minutes for the Misconduct, 10 minutes for the Game Misconduct, 10 minutes for the Gross Misconduct and 5 minutes for the Match penalty. No time would be recorded for the Game Ejection penalty.

SITUATION 16
Where a Referee has signaled a penalty and has been unable to identify the offending player’s number, the Referee in consultation with the Captain will choose a player who was on the floor at the time of the infraction to serve the penalty.

SITUATION 17
A player is injured by a high stick. This action is observed by the Referee but the Referee cannot identify the offending player                                                                      RULING: The Referee, after consulting with their partner, shall select the player to serve the Major penalty and a second player who will receive the Game Misconduct. Both players selected shall be from the floor at the time of the infraction (The Referee should make every attempt to determine the identity of the guilty player before consulting the Captain).