a. In the event of MISCONDUCT penalties to any players except the
goalkeeper, the players shall be ruled off the ice for a period of ten minutes
each. A substitute player is permitted to
immediately replace a player serving a
misconduct penalty. A player whose
misconduct penalty has expired shall remain
in the penalty box until the next stoppage of
play.
When a player receives a minor penalty
and a misconduct penalty at the same time,
the penalized team shall immediately put a
substitute player on the penalty bench and he shall serve the minor penalty
without change.
When a player receives a major penalty and a misconduct penalty at the same
time, the penalized team shall place a substitute player on the penalty bench
before the major penalty expires and no replacement for the penalized player
shall be permitted to enter the game except from the penalty bench. Any
violation of this provision shall be treated as an illegal substitution under Rule 18
calling for a bench minor penalty.
b. A misconduct penalty imposed on any player at any time shall be accompanied
with an automatic fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
c. A GAME MISCONDUCT penalty involves the suspension of a player for the
balance of the game but a substitute is permitted to replace immediately the
player so removed. A player incurring a game misconduct penalty shall incur an
automatic fine of two hundred dollars ($200) and the case shall be reported to
the Commissioner who shall have full power to impose such further penalties by
way of suspension or fine on the penalized player or any other player involved in
the altercation.
d. The Referee may impose a GROSS MISCONDUCT penalty on any player,
Manager, Coach or Trainer who is guilty of gross misconduct of any kind. Any
person incurring a gross misconduct penalty shall be suspended for the balance
of the game and shall incur an automatic fine of two hundred dollars ($200) and
the case shall be referred to the Commissioner of the League for further
disciplinary action.
(NOTE)
For all game misconduct and gross misconduct penalties regardless of
when imposed, a total of ten minutes shall be charged in the records
e. In regular League games, any player who incurs a total of three game
misconduct penalties shall be suspended automatically for the next League game
of his team. For each subsequent game misconduct penalty, the automatic
suspension shall be increased by one game. For each suspension of a player, his
club shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1000).
In playoff games, any player who incurs a total of two game misconduct
penalties shall be suspended automatically for the next playoff game of his team.
For each subsequent game misconduct penalty during the playoffs, the automatic
suspension shall be increased by one game. For each suspension of a player
during playoffs, his club shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1000).
f. In regular League games, any player who incurs a total of two game misconduct
penalties for stick related infractions penalized under Rule 28(b) shall be
suspended automatically for the next League game of his team. For each
subsequent game misconduct penalty, the automatic suspension shall be
increased by one game.
In playoff games any player who incurs a total of two game misconduct penalties
for stick related infractions penalized under Rule 28(b) shall be suspended
automatically for the next Playoff game of his team. For each subsequent game
misconduct penalty during the playoffs the automatic suspension shall be
increased by one game.
Prior to the commencement of each Stanley Cup Finals, a player will have his
current stick-related, boarding and checking from behind misconducts removed
from his current play-off record. They will remain part of his historical record.
(NOTES)
1. Any game misconduct penalty for which a player has been
assessed an automatic suspension or supplementary discipline in
the form of game suspension(s) by the Commissioner shall NOT be
taken into account when calculating the total number of offenses
under this subsection.
2. When a player has played in 41 consecutive regular league games
without being assessed a stick-related major and a game
misconduct according to Rule 28(b) - Major Penalties or Rule 29(f) -
Misconduct Penalties, he will have the previous game misconduct
penalties removed from his current record. They will remain part of
his historical record.
3. When a player has played in 41 consecutive regular league games
without being assessed a boarding and/or a checking from behind
major and a game misconduct according to Rule 45(c)(d)(e) - Board
Checking and Checking From Behind he will have the previous
game misconduct penalties removed from his current record. They
will remain part of his historical record.
4. A player's total games played will cover a two year time period from
the date of the first game misconduct penalty for each category of
foul.
5. The automatic suspensions incurred under this subsection in
respect to League games shall have no effect with respect to
violations during Playoff games.
