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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Makar went to the penalty box for slashing, and the Wild capitalized on the man-advantage when Eriksson Ek popped in the rebound of a Boldy shot.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Tkachuk returned to the ice before play resumed and skated to the penalty box to confront Edvinsson, drawing a 10-minute misconduct.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Sigurdsson trickled in a shot from the left side of the penalty box.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Tkachuk returned to the ice before play resumed and skated to the penalty box to confront Edvinsson, drawing a 10-minute misconduct.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Sigurdsson trickled in a shot from the left side of the penalty box.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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