• SECTION 1 - ICE RINK
• SECTION 2 - TEAMS, PLAYERS AND EQUIPMENT
• SECTION 3 - OFFICIALS AND THEIR DUTIES
• SECTION 4 - PLAYING RULES
• SECTION 5 - PENALTIES
• 500 - Penalties - Definition and Procedures
• 501 - Minor Penalty
• 502 -  Bench Minor Penalty
• 503 - Major Penalty
• 504 - Misconduct Penalty
• 505 - Game Misconduct Penalty
• 507 - Match Penalty
• 508 -  Penalty Shot
• 509 -  Penalty Shot Procedure
• 510 - Supplementary Discipline
• 511 - Goalkeeper Penalty Procedure
• 512 - Coincidental Penalties
• 513 -  Delayed Penalty
• 514 - Calling of Penalties
• 520 - Boarding
• 521 - Butt-Ending
• 522 - Charging
• 523 - Checking from Behind
• 524 - Clipping
• 525 - Cross-checking
• 526 - Elbowing
• 527 - Excessive Roughness
• 528 - Fisticuffs or Roughing
• 529 - Head-Butting
• 530 - High Sticking
• 531 - Holding An Opponent
• 532 - Holding The Stick
• 533 - Hooking
• 534 - Interference
• 535 - Kicking
• 536 - Kneeing
• 537 - Slashing
• 538 - Spearing
• 539 - Tripping
• 540 - Checking to Head and Neck Area
• 541 - Women Body-Checking
• 550 - Abuse of Official and Unsportsmanlike Conduct by Players
• 551 -  Abuse of Officials and Unsportsmanlike Conduct by Team Officials
• 554 - Delaying the Game
• 554 a) - Keeping the Puck in Motion
• 554 b) - Displacing the Goal Frame
• 554 c) - Shooting or Throwing the Puck Outside the Playing Area
• 554 d) - Adjustment of Equipment
• 554 e) - Injured Player Refusing To Leave The Ice
• 554 f) - More Than One Change After Goal Scored
• 554 g) - Violation of Face-off Procedures
• 554 h) - Late Line-up
• 555 - Illegal or Dangerous Equipment
• 556 - Broken Stick
• 557 - Falling on the Puck by a Player
• 558 - Falling on the Puck by a Goalkeeper
• 559 - Handling the Puck with the Hands by a Player
• 560 - Handling the Puck with the Hands by a Goalkeeper
• 561 - Interference with Spectators
• 562 - Players Leaving the Penalty or Player’s Bench
• 565 - Team Officials Leaving the Player’s Bench
• 566 - Refusing to Start Play - Team on the Ice
• 567 - Refusing to Start Play - Team Not on the Ice
• 568 - Throwing a Stick or Any Object out of the Playing Area
• 569 - Throwing a Stick or any Object Within the Playing Area
• 570 - Throwing a Stick or any Object on a Breakaway Situation
• 571 - Prevention Of Infections By Blood
• 572 - Captain and Alternate Captain Complaint
• 573 - Too Many Players On The Ice
• 575 - Infringement of Change of Players Procedure
• 576 - Diving
• 590 - Penalties for Goalkeepers
• 591 - Goalkeeper Beyond the Center Red Line
• 592 - Goalkeeper Going to The Player’s Bench During Stoppage of Play
• 593 - Goalkeeper Leaving the Goal Crease During an Altercation
• 594 - Goalkeeper Dropping the Puck on the Goal Netting
• 595 - Protection of Goalkeepers
• Annex 1 - Advertising Regulations
• Annex 2 - Countdown and Warm-up Procedures
• Annex 3 - Official Announcements
• Annex 4 - Duties of the Officials
• Annex 5 - Illustration of Goal Frame
• Referee’s Signals
• Linesman’s Signals
• INDEX

  SECTION 5 - PENALTIES

500 - Penalties - Definition and Procedures

Penalties are divided into the following categories showing time to be served:

1. MINOR PENALTY - (2)
2. BENCH MINOR PENALTY - (2)
3. MAJOR PENALTY - (5)
4. MISCONDUCT PENALTY - (10)
5. GAME MISCONDUCT PENALTY - (GM)
6. MATCH PENALTY - (MP)
7. PENALTY SHOT - (PS)

All penalties shall be actual playing time.

1. Penalties imposed after the end of the game shall be reported by the Referee on the Official Game Sheet.
2. Some rules state that the Manager or Coach shall designate a player to serve a penalty. If they refuse to do so, the Referee has the authority to name any player of the offending team to serve the penalty.
3. When the Minor or Major penalties of two players of the same team terminate at the same time, the Captain of that team shall designate to the Referee which player shall return to the ice first. The Referee shall then instruct the Scorekeeper accordingly.
4. For a Game Misconduct penalty, a total of 20 minutes shall be recorded on the Game Sheet against the penalized player or goalkeeper. For a Match penalty, a total of 25 minutes shall be recorded on the Game Sheet against the penalized player or goalkeeper. [NEW]
5. For all Game Misconduct Penalties and Match penalties the Referee shall file a written report to the Proper Authorities immediately following the game. [NEW]