1. Penalty Termination Situations
By: Kevin Airaudi

2. Situation #1

3. Coincidental Minor Penalties and Major Penalty
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: x-2 min z-2 min
4: y-5 min
3: Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” Returns
(b) Player “y” Returns
(c) No penalty may be terminated

4. Time On Penalty Clock Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
3: : Goal Scored
Was Team A short handed when the goal was scored?
Was the penalty to Team A Minor or Major Penalty?

5. Penalties to “x” and “z” are coincidental minor penalties
Players 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.
Team A is shorthanded
Penalty to “y” is a Major Penalty

6. Situation #2

7. Coincidental Minor Penalties
Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
5: x-2 min p-2 min
4: y-2 min
4: Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

8. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
4: : Goal Scored
Was Team A short handed?
Was the penalty a minor penalty?

9. Penalties to “x” and “p” are coincidental minor penalties
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

10. Situation #3

11. Substitute Players Serving Penalties
Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
5: x min
4: y-2 min
4: p-2 min
3: Goal Scored
(a) First minor penalty to “x” expires
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

12. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time_____Team A___Team B
3: :30 1: :30 GOAL
Is Team A shorthanded?
If so, is the penalty a minor?
How many minor penalties are there?

13. Team A is shorthanded (4 on 3)
Three penalties are on the clock for Team A and one penalty for Team B)
“x” :30 and 2:00 “y” 1: “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

14. Situation #4

15. Coincidental Minor Penalties
Clock Time_____Team A___ Team B
5: x-2 min z-2 min p-2 min
(a) Team A is two players short
(b) Team A is one player short
(c) Both Teams remain at full strength

16. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time_____Team A___Team B 5:00 2:00
5: :00
(a) Team A is two players short
(b) Team A is one player short
(c) Both Teams remain at full strength

17. Player “y” and “p” serves penalty but no time goes up on clock (coincidental minor penalties)
Both “y” and “p” returns after the next stoppage of play after 3:00
Player “z” serves penalty and returns to ice after penalty time expires or a power play goal is scored.

18. Situation #5

19. Minor and Major Penalties
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: x-2 min y-5min
3: Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

20. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time Team A Team B 3:30 :30 3:30 Goal
Is Team A shorthanded?

21. Team A and Team B are at equal strength
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
4 on 4)
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

22. Situation #6

23. Coincidental Minor Penalties and Major Penalties
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: x-2 min b-2 min
4: y-5 min
4: z-2 min
3: Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) Player “z” returns to the ice

24. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time Team A Team B 3:30 4:00 1:30 GOAL
Is Team A Shorthanded
Is one of the penalties to Team A a minor penalty?

25. Penalties to “x” and “b” are coincidental Minor Penalties
Both players serve but no penalty goes on clock
5 on 5
“x” and “b” return at stoppage of play after 3:00
Penalty to “y” is a Major Penalty
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

26. Situation #7

27. Proper On-Ice Strength
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: 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

28. Penalties to “x” and “p” are assessed at the same stoppage of play
These 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
5 on 5

29. Situation #8

30. Coincidental Minors Clock Time Team A Team B 5:00 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

31. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time Team A Team B 5:00 2:00
5: :00
(a) Both teams lose one player
(b) Team B loses one player
(c) Both teams remain at full strength

32. “x” serves penalty
No time goes on clock
Returns to ice at stoppage of play after 3:00
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.
Must wait for a stoppage of play.

33. Situation #9

34. Multiple Minor Penalties
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: x-2 min
4: p-2 min
4: y-2 min
3: Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to ice
(b) Player “p” returns to ice
(c) No Penalty may be terminated

35. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time Team A Team B 3:30 :30 :45 1:00 GOAL
Is Team A shorthanded?
If so, what penalty expires first?

36. 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

37. Situation #10

38. Misconducts Penalties
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: x-10 min
4: p-2 min
4: y-2 min
3: Goal Scored
(a) Player “x” returns to the ice
(b) Player “y” returns to the ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

39. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time Team A Team B 3:30 1:30 1:00 GOAL
Is Team A shorthanded?

40. “x” serves misconduct penalty
No penalty time goes on clock
Returns at stoppage of play after 10 minutes
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

41. Situation #11

42. Multiple Minor Penalties
Clock Time Team A Team B
5: p-2 min
4: x-2 min
4: y-2 min
3: Goal Scored
(a) Player “p” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

43. Time on Penalty Clock Clock Time Team A Team B 3:30 :30 1:30 1:00 GOAL
Is Team A shorthanded?
If so, are one or both minor penalties?
Which player has the least amount of time?

44. (a) Player “p” returns to ice (b) Player “y” returns to ice
Team A is short handed
4 on 3
(a) Player “p” returns to ice
(b) Player “y” returns to ice
(c) No penalty may be terminated

45. NHL Referee Steve Kozari