SECTION 10 – DESCRIPTION OF GAME PENALTIES

DEFINITION: A player who bodychecks, elbows, charges, or trips an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently into the boards. A player who injures or recklessly endangers an opponent as a result of boarding will be assessed either a major and game-misconduct penalty or …

DEFINITION: A player who bites any part of an opponent’s body. A player who bites an opponent will be assessed a match penalty.

DEFINITION: Conduct detrimental to the game or violation of the rules from the players’ bench from either an identifiable or unidentifiable player or team official. Any action on ice that warrants a misconduct or game misconduct penalty is punished equally if it comes from an identifiable player or team official …

RULE 116 – ABUSE OF OFFICIALS DEFINITION: An attempt by a player or team official to usurp the power   of an on-ice official, demean or degrade an on-ice official, call into question the integrity or ability of an on-ice official, or physically confront an on-ice official. Minor Penalty A player …