Proposal 90: 14B.9.7 Multiple penalties [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: 14. HockeySubmitted on 2025-07-19
Status: Passed on August 12, 2025
Background
It is unclear what would ever happen if more than one player on a single team was sent off at the same time. Needed to define
This could be very relevant if stricter rules results in higher number of send offs.
1) Do penalties get timed simultaneously? Are they one after the other. E.g. if three people from one team got sent off for a brawl would you be timing all 3 together or one after the other.
2) If a team has 5 people penalised, how is this handled?
3) If penalties are NOT timed simultaneoulsy how is it done?
4. What happens if a player is sent off, and then commits another penalty after being sent off. E.g. player subs aplayer at speed, is told they are sent off by the ref, then verbally abuses the ref. Does a penalty get added? How?
Proposal
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14B.9.5 Player Send-off
The referee can send a player off the field for two minutes, five minutes, or for the remainder of the game.
If a player from the team in possession of the ball commits an offence warranting a 2-min, 5-min, or match penalty, the referee shall immediately interrupt the game and impose the penalty. If a player from the team not in possession commits the offence, play shall continue until the offending team gains control of the ball, at which point play is stopped (including stoppage of timer) and the penalty assessed.
In instances of a penalty, the offending team must play with one fewer than their legal maximum for the duration of the penalty, or until the end of the current match, whichever comes first. Any unexpired penalty at the end of regular time shall remain in effect during extra time and also any penalty shootout (14B.5.2) if applicable. All penalties except match penalties shall be considered terminated only after the final result of the match is determined, including any penalty shootout if applicable.
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14B.9.5 Player Send-off
The referee can send a player off the field for two minutes, five minutes, or for the remainder of the game.
If a player from the team in possession of the ball commits an offence warranting a 2-min, 5-min, or match penalty, the referee shall immediately interrupt the game and impose the penalty. If a player from the team not in possession commits the offence, play shall continue until the offending team gains control of the ball, at which point play is stopped (including stoppage of timer) and the penalty assessed.
In instances of a penalty, the offending team must play with one fewer than their legal maximum for the duration of the penalty, or until the end of the current match, whichever comes first (see 14B.9.7 Multiple penalties). Any unexpired penalty at the end of regular time shall remain in effect during extra time and also any penalty shootout (14B.5.2) if applicable. All penalties except match penalties shall be considered terminated only after the final result of the match is determined, including any penalty shootout if applicable.
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14B.9.5.3 Match Penalty
When a player is sent off for the remainder of the game, they may not take part in the current match and their team's following match. However, in the current match, the penalised team may bring a player on after a five minute period. The offending player is removed from the match but does not enter the penalty box. A non-penalised player, selected by the offending team’s captain, must serve the five-minute penalty in the penalty box. If the captain is unable to select a player, the referees shall choose one. Once the five-minute penalty has expired, that player may return to the field.
The following list of offences lead to a match penalty; however, this list is not exhaustive.
[List of offences in strict proposal number 69...]
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14B.9.5.4 Multiple penalties
A team may receive any number of 2-minute, 5-minute or match penalties during a game, and individual players may be given multiple 2-minute or 5-minute penalties, including while already serving a previous penalty. No player may serve more than one penalty simultaneously. If a player who is already serving a penalty in the penalty box receives an additional penalty, the penalties shall be served consecutively, not simultaneously. The timer for the first penalty continues without interruption, and the second penalty begins only once the first has expired. If the enforcement of a penalty would result in the team having no remaining players on the field, the team shall forfeit the match.
Body
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Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 2 changed by Steven Hughes (30 Jul 20:28)
Multiple penalty rule is a necessity with changes to stricter ruling of penalties
Created simpler rules for multiple penalties to provide a basic less contentious method to deal with multiple penalties
- Revision 1 changed by Steven Hughes (19 Jul 10:22)
Votes on this proposal:
10 out of 12 voting members have voted.
Agree: 8, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 2.