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ICE HOCKEY

MINOR PENALTIES
High sticking
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.

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

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

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

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

Elbowing
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







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