Can a player be sent off in ice hockey?

[covunistudent]

soz if this seems like a pathetic question, but one has to learn somehow.

In this case I am talking about for the whole of the rest of the match (like in football.)

And if such a rule exists is it against the player or against the team? (i.e. are subs allowed to replace the player sent off.)

[JP]

If a player earns himself a 'game misconduct' which is the equivelent of a red card in football, he goes for an early shower. They are still allowed to play 5 players 'after' a player has sat out the time the referee gave the player - For e.g (2+10+Game) would mean the player is sent off and another team member must sit out the penalty minutes - 12 minutes in the example i gave. Also in some cases they issue match bans, depending on how bad the incident is - meaning they don't get to play the upcoming game or two or three or however many they decide on.

Hope that makes sense

[covunistudent]

Thanks. Is this against the player or the team, and can a team sub a player that has been sent off?

[JAC]

Yes a player can be sent off for the whole game.
Either a game or a match penalty. Both of these would carry a 5 min penalty that the team would have to serve, so you would play 4 on 5 for the whole 5 mins no matter how many goals you conceeded, but then you go back to 5 on 5. So the team is only penalised for a 5 min duration, but the player for the game.

There are 2 exceptions to this though, 1st is that if a player receives two 10 min misconducts then that results in a game penalty for the player, but no penalty against the team. 2nd is if 2 players had a 2nd fight and both were assessed game penalties they would be classed as coincidental and neither penalty would show on the clock.

[covunistudent]

Thanks for explaining. I've thanked you on my website, where I have tried to explain various rules of the game. (If you say your real names I'll credit you as its only right to do so.)

[covunistudent]

Website updated CovBlaze16 with your real name.

The website link is given in advertise section of the website.

[Claret & Blue Army]

Got me thinking. How can a player get a game penalty yet still contribute to later events in the same match

[Carpo]

Doing a 'Mike Ware' ;D

[Claret & Blue Army]

That's the one

[JAC]

Dundee vs Cardiff *cough cough*, play off semis *cough cough*, overtime *cough cough*

[Carpo]

Good answer JAC, didn't think of that one!

[SuperMouse]

i'm confused

[Claret & Blue Army]

I'd forgotten that other example too.
Although technically overtime was decalared to be a third game the way they marked it.
Can't remember whether it was Matulik or Romaniuk but didn't they get the series winning goal to book that memorable final?

[PW]

It was Matulik, I believe-who had been thrown out of the game (i.e a game penalty) but then returned for overtime on a highly, highly dubious ruling that OT was a separate game. Perhaps one to use should Andre be thrown out...

[GazzatheDevil]

Both Romanuick and Matulik were in the Penalty box on pretty big penalties going into OT but the Ref stated that OT was a different game thus their penalties were wiped out.

I then believe the goal was Matulik Assisted by Romanuick ;D


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