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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Emma Durkin’s goal was set up by a hand ball by Sunnyvale just outside of the penalty box.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The second period alone had more than 100, with players packing in to both penalty boxes.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Kraken opened the scoring on what was technically a 5-on-5 goal, but the puck crossed the goal line a second or so after Wild forward Vladimir Tarasenko emerged from the penalty box.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Peyton Krebs hit Holmberg, who crashed into the penalty box door, which popped open slightly.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
The second period alone had more than 100, with players packing in to both penalty boxes.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
The Kraken opened the scoring on what was technically a 5-on-5 goal, but the puck crossed the goal line a second or so after Wild forward Vladimir Tarasenko emerged from the penalty box.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Peyton Krebs hit Holmberg, who crashed into the penalty box door, which popped open slightly.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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