minor penalty

noun

: a 2-minute suspension of a player in ice hockey with no substitute allowed

Examples of minor penalty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Roman Kantserov scored in the second, and the Blackhawks killed off a double-minor penalty on defenseman Sam Rinzel for high-sticking. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Declan Carlile of the Penguins was shaken up in the third after Dubois was assessed a minor penalty for boarding him. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The jailbreak rule states that if a team that’s killing a minor penalty scores a shorthanded goal, its player may leave the penalty box, and play reverts to 5-on-5. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

After a lengthy video review, Manson was given a four-minute double minor penalty, rather than a five-minute major penalty. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above