Can you name the NHL infractions that result in penalties?

created by Leeny

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Source: Ice Hockey Penalties
You know you only watch hockey for the fighting...er, gorgeous playmaking skills and teamwork I mean. So you probably don't know any of these...
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Ice Hockey Penalties Quiz

Rating:	Nominate Report game
Created by: Leeny -
Contributed: September 23rd, 2009
Category: Sports
Plays: 3,368

Tags: NHL Quizzes, Hockey Quizzes, ice, penalty, result, infraction

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	webmaestro2000:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 02:15 GMT	1 point
	wow, so many penalties! good quiz.

	brianmcp:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 02:15 GMT	2 points
	There are way too many game misconducts to list, stick to minor/major penalties. A lot of these penalties are the same and are not listed on the source(ex. Abuse of officials and unsportsmanlike conduct). Hitting from behind should be accepted.

	hockeysteve14:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 04:39 GMT	1 point
	Bench minor, which could possibly be abuse of official. and wouldn't too many sticks be illegal equipment?

	LawFirm:	Nov 13th, 2009 at 19:00 GMT	1 point
	roping should be a bonus answer :)

	kingofugly:	Nov 22nd, 2009 at 20:25 GMT	0 points
	seriously, has anyone seen half of these called in a game?

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	NJScouser:	Dec 19th, 2009 at 15:55 GMT	3 points
	Haha roping. Isn't closing hand on puck a penalty?

	shakirafan:	Dec 19th, 2009 at 17:51 GMT	2 points
	Icing doesn't send anyone to the penalty box. As far as my understanding, playing with "too many sticks" is if a player picks up a second stick while play is going on. Illegal equipment would be if the ONE stick you are playing with is the wrong size, too much curve to the blade, carrying a broken stick during play, etc. GOOD QUIZ!

	mnsu2009:	Dec 19th, 2009 at 18:15 GMT	2 points
	what about the goalie playing the puck in the restricted area?

	ExtremeJoe:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 07:14 GMT	4 points
	@mnsu2009, that is considered "Delay of Game"

	josh23:	Feb 17th, 2010 at 18:54 GMT	2 points
	The most common is probably "playing with too many stick", I hate when players are always trying to sneak onto the ice with armfuls of sticks.

	TheBurgerKing:	Feb 18th, 2010 at 00:12 GMT	1 point
	you need to put "throwing the stick" on there too.

	weasel19:	Mar 19th, 2010 at 17:18 GMT	1 point
	Good quiz, you should also accept "intent to injure" for the "attempt to injure" one.

	elsinorejohn:	Aug 9th, 2010 at 22:29 GMT	0 points
	great quiz.....missing some penalties but a good game. didn't see playing with a broken stick but not sure what the actual penalty is for that.

	lhm:	Nov 13th, 2010 at 21:20 GMT	1 point
	I'm pretty sure the goalie can leave the crease, just not cross the red (centre) line

	lugnut92:	Dec 27th, 2010 at 20:47 GMT	0 points
	@lhm, Goaltender leaving crease only applies when a fight is occurring on the ice.

	jw744:	Jan 14th, 2011 at 13:52 GMT	1 point
	@stevierox2: icing is not a penalty, the defense just gets the faceoff in their zone and cant make a line change

	merlin401:	Mar 17th, 2011 at 01:53 GMT	1 point
	I tried "intent to injure" and "Match penalty" for what ended up being "attempt to injure"... felt bad about only getting 21 but looks like its not that bad

	wolfsbro:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 04:32 GMT	0 points
	Closing hand on puck is definitely a penalty.

	Leeny:	Aug 2nd, 2011 at 15:34 GMT	1 point
	I tried to clean this quiz up a bit, so it now (almost) matches the NHL website. Hopefully it's a little easier to play now. Thanks for your input everyone! I've added a few bonus answers, a bunch of alternate answers, and made some of the changes you've suggested.

	Leeny:	Aug 4th, 2011 at 04:25 GMT	1 point
	@kingofugly: I've seen most (but not all) of these called in a game, but you're right, there are only about 10 of these that are called frequently.

Albinowolf:

Aug 22nd, 2011 at 04:43 GMT

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Actually there is only 6 or 7 that are not called frequently. You really should have 10 minute misconduct in there as it is a separate penalty on its own. Closing your hand on the puck is not a penalty unless it is in your own end. Illegal stick should be accepted for equipment. As to the goalie crossing the red line, it is a penalty unless he is leaving the ice for an extra attacker and it is covered under delay of game.