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

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minor penalty

But Erne received only a two-minute minor penalty, though the NHL further punished him Thursday by levying the highest fine possible under the collective bargaining agreement.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

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

From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

That left it 3-0 and the Kraken were assessed a two-minute minor penalty due to the failed coach’s challenge.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023

Eberle, who received a two-minute minor penalty for boarding on the play and was not suspended by the league, said “it’s a fast game out there” and he wasn’t trying to injure the Avalanche forward.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 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