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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The officials stopped briefly, but then continued to their quarters, prompting Werenski to skate over to the off-ice officials between the penalty box.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Job one will be to stay out of the penalty box, which is easier said than done for this Bruins team.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Late in the second, Minnesota forward Mats Zuccarello and Nashville forward Michael McCarron both went to the penalty box for slashing.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Rudel, a junior committed to Utah, stopped consecutive shots from inside the penalty box in the ninth and 10th minute, respectively.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Job one will be to stay out of the penalty box, which is easier said than done for this Bruins team.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Late in the second, Minnesota forward Mats Zuccarello and Nashville forward Michael McCarron both went to the penalty box for slashing.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
Rudel, a junior committed to Utah, stopped consecutive shots from inside the penalty box in the ninth and 10th minute, respectively.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for penalty box
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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