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In women's IIHF ice hockey, body checking is considered an "illegal hit" as well as in non-checking leagues, and is punishable by a minor penalty, major penalty and automatic game misconduct, or match penalty. [1] Body checking was allowed at the first women's world ice hockey championship in 1990 but has been considered illegal since.
Other leagues typically assess penalties for additional infractions. For example, most adult social leagues and women's hockey leagues ban all body checking (a penalty for roughing or illegal check is called), and in most amateur leagues, any head contact whatsoever results in a penalty. If a player commits a hair pulling violation on an ...
Charging is a penalty in ice hockey. Rule 42 of the NHL rulebook dictates that: A minor or major penalty shall be imposed on a player who skates, jumps into or charges an opponent in any manner. Charging shall mean the actions of a player who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner.
A cross-check is defined by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in their Rule 127 as "check to the body of an opponent with both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on the ice". IIHF states that at least a minor penalty will be assessed, and a major (with automatic game misconduct) or match penalty will be assessed if the ...
hip check A body check in which a forceful thrust from the hip is used to knock an opponent against the boards or to the ice. hit Any body check that "removes the opposing player from the puck." [22] holding The act of impeding an opponent by grabbing onto them, an illegal action which incurs a penalty. [23] holding the stick
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a disciplinary hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced ...
Referee Garrett Rank announced that all 10 skaters on the ice during the third-period fight were given 10-minute misconduct penalties. Since there was only seven minutes left in the game, they ...
Hockey's national governing body, USA Hockey, said it continues to recommend the use of neck guards for all levels of competition. It also encourages the use of cut-resistant protective equipment ...