Double-minor Penalties
IIHF Rule Book
18.1DOUBLE-MINOR PENALTY For a double-minor penalty, any Player, other than a goalkeeper, shall be ruled off the ice for four (4) minutes during which time no substitute shall be permitted.
18.2SHORT-HANDED When a double-minor penalty has been signaled by the Referee and the non-offending team scores during the delay, one (1) of the minor penalties shall be washed out and the penalized Player will serve the remaining two (2) minutes of the double-minor penalty. The penalty will be announced as a double-minor penalty but only two (2) minutes would be shown on the penalty time clock. Explanation “short-handed”: ➔ Rule 16.2 – Short-handed.
18.3INFRACTIONS A list of the infractions that can result in a double-minor penalty being assessed can be found in Table 4. ➔ For more information refer to Appendix IV – Tables Overview – Table 4. TYPES OF PENALTIES
18.4ON-ICE VIDEO REVIEW OF DOUBLE-MINOR PENALTIES FOR HIGH-STICKING Referees shall have the option to review all plays that result in the assessment of a double-minor penalty for ”High-sticking” for the purpose of, 1. Confirming the call on the ice or 2. Nullifying the call on the ice. Such reviews will be conducted exclusively by the Referee(s) on the ice in consultation with other On-Ice Official(s). Communication between the Situation Room and the On-Ice Officials shall be limited to contact between the appropriate Video Review Consultant and the Referee to ensure the Referee is receiving any and all video they might request, as well as the appropriate replay angles they may need to review the penalty call. There shall be no contact or consultation except between the On-Ice Official(s) and the Video Review Consultant, or with any other nongame participant. ➔ Rule 38.5 – Process for Reviewing. The Referee shall only have the following options following video review of their own call:
(I) Confirming the call on the ice or; or (II) Nullifying the call on the ice.
Note: This rule is only applied in certain IIHF Championships. 04 ➔ For more information refer to Appendix V – Technical Requirements. » For more information regarding implementation of video review system refer to IIHF Event Codes.