minor penalty

American  

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.

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Etymology

Origin of minor penalty

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The play was initially called a five-minute major, but changed to a minor penalty after replay review.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Play could have been whistled dead in honor of McDavid’s third minor penalty of the game, but it wasn’t called.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Before Bjorkstrand’s goal, St. Louis’ Marco Scandella took a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head of Jared McCann.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Kaliyev was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for kneeing.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023

If your act be such as to invoke a minor penalty, then not only others, but yourself, may profit by the punishment which we inflict.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John