MINOR PENALTIES

Making contact with an opposing player or puck above the shoulder with your stick, whether intentionally or inadvertently. If the play results in an injury, the penalty can be increased.

Causing an opponent to fall by tripping with stick or body.

when an offending player pushes, trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards of the hockey rink.

Using the blade of the stick to hold an opponent and prevent movement.

A hit in which a player uses the stick, held with both hands, to check an opponent.

the use of an extended elbow as the point of contact with an opponent while delivering a check, or as a means to create separation with an opponent