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That’s a funny question – shouldn’t it be obvious?
Well, you would think, but it is anything but.
You will save yourself a lot of anxiety if you realize one thing:
THEY ARE SUBJECTIVE.
Only a few penalties are black and white. Most are at the discretion of the ref.
When a player hits another with a stick is that a slashing penalty?
It depends on the ref’s judgement of perceived force and intent from the player.
Yes. Subjective.
Fighting in hockey is ILLEGAL.
Unlike in other sports you are not kicked out of the game for doing it.
So fighting is tolerated.
Why is it tolerated? It is said to:
Special Teams refers to what happens after a penalty is called. One team goes on the Power Play while the other is on the Penalty Kill.
Power Play: The non-penalized team has a ‘man advantage’ and will have 1 or 2 more players on the ice than their opponent
Penalty Kill: The penalized team plays ‘shorthanded’ and will have one or two less players on the ice for the duration of the penalty
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