A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a penalty box for a set number of minutes. During the penalty t
The referee (top-left) signals a delayed penalty by raising an arm, and prepares to blow the whistle when a player from the team to be penalized (in white) gains control of the puck. Goaltender Jere Myllyniemi can be seen (right) rushing to the bench to send on an extra attacker.
A player from the Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey team being escorted to the penalty box.
Rob Scuderi of the Pittsburgh Penguins sitting in the penalty box during a Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins game at Joe Louis Arena.
Verbal or physical altercations between opposing players or on-ice officials, may lead to a misconduct penalty, such as this one between a UMass player (red) and a Northeastern University player (white). The player in white was given the misconduct.
Fighting is an established tradition in North American ice hockey, with a long history that involves many levels of amateur and professional play and includes some notable individual fights. Fights ma
Chicago Wolves Nathan Oystrick (left) and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Nathan Smith (right) fighting during the 2008 Calder Cup finals, as a linesman watches behind them.
Dylan Holloway of the Edmonton Oilers fighting with Vince Dunn of the Seattle Kraken during an NHL game.
A brawl breaks out during an ACHA game
Finnish ice hockey clubs Karhu-Kissat and RU-38 performing an ice hockey fight for British espionage film Billion Dollar Brain.