Minor plus misconduct: who comes out when
Rule numbers: NCAA 21.1 NCAA 21.2 NCAA 21.3
A misconduct removes a player for 10 minutes but does not make the team short-handed: by itself, a substitute may replace the player immediately. When the misconduct comes with a minor or a major, a substitute must enter the penalty box along with the penalized player. The substitute comes back on once the minor or major runs out; the penalized player stays until both penalties have expired. A player whose misconduct has expired waits in the box for the next stoppage. Persisting in the conduct that drew the misconduct is a game misconduct. For the timekeeper that means two people in the box and two entries.
the offending player must remain in the penalty box until the expiration of both penalties.
- On the ice
- Short-handed only for the minor or major.
- Clock
- Minor (or major) posted for the substitute; the misconduct runs for the penalized player.
- Scoresheet
- Two penalties charged to the penalized player.
Example
A10 gets two minutes plus ten for unsportsmanlike conduct. A teammate goes into the box with him. After two minutes the teammate returns; A10 stays until his time is up and then waits for a stoppage.
Common mistake: Letting the penalized player himself come out when the minor ends, or forgetting the extra player in the box.
Sources
- NCAA 2026-27 and 2027-28 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations (IH28), Rule 21.1, p. 38 (PDF p. 41)
- NCAA 2026-27 and 2027-28 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations (IH28), Rule 21.2-21.3, p. 39 (PDF p. 42)
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