penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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And things got chippy, with nearly everyone on the ice getting involved in a scrum and three players — Verhaeghe and Tkachuk for Florida, Alexis Lafreniere — going to the penalty box.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
That led to the Hart Trophy finalist taking a rare seat in the penalty box.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
That led to the Hart Trophy finalist taking a rare seat in the penalty box.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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