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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Right after Duchene and Rantanen combined on the power-play goal, another scuffle broke out in the corner and both of them ended up in the penalty box.
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CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Forty-four of them have come from inside the penalty box, with 15 of these being penalties.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
As a result, this name is headed to the penalty box.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Shortly thereafter, with ‘Rooooo’ chants still coming from the Frost fans, the Sirens’ Kristen O’Neill was sent to the penalty box for slashing, setting up another power play for the Frost.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Forty-four of them have come from inside the penalty box, with 15 of these being penalties.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
As a result, this name is headed to the penalty box.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Shortly thereafter, with ‘Rooooo’ chants still coming from the Frost fans, the Sirens’ Kristen O’Neill was sent to the penalty box for slashing, setting up another power play for the Frost.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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