game misconduct
Noun: 1. A disciplinary penalty in ice hockey: A "game misconduct" is a severe penalty assessed to a player or team official for serious rule violations or unsportsmanlike conduct. It results in the immediate ejection of the offender from the remainder of the game. 2. A specific type of match penalty: It is distinct from a simple "misconduct" penalty. While both involve ejection, a "game misconduct" is typically assessed for more severe infractions and often carries additional automatic suspensions or fines.
A "game misconduct" is imposed by an official (referee) and announced formally. It is used to maintain safety and sportsmanship by removing participants for dangerous or egregious actions. * The player received a game misconduct for checking from behind. * A game misconduct was assessed to the coach for verbally abusing the officials. * The rule states that fighting automatically results in a game misconduct.
- For violent play: "The hit to the head was so dangerous it warranted an immediate game misconduct."
- For abuse of officials: "He was given a game misconduct after throwing his stick in protest of the call."
- Announcing the penalty: "Number 22, two minutes for roughing and a game misconduct."
- "Ejected for a game misconduct": This phrasing is common in sports reporting to specify the reason for a player's removal.
- The star defenseman was ejected for a game misconduct in the second period.
- "Served a game misconduct": While the penalized individual is ejected, the team must serve a time penalty (often five minutes) with a substitute player in the penalty box.
- After the fight, his team had to kill a five-minute major penalty resulting from his game misconduct.
- Misconduct (penalty): A lesser penalty that results in a 10-minute removal from the game, but the team does not play shorthanded. The player can be replaced immediately.
- Match penalty: An even more severe penalty than a game misconduct, often for intent to injure, which carries an automatic suspension and requires the team to play shorthanded for five minutes.
- Ejection / Expulsion: General terms for being thrown out of a game, which is the consequence of a game misconduct.
- Penalty box: The area where a player sits to serve a time penalty. A player given a game misconduct goes to the locker room, not the penalty box.
- Ejection penalty
- Disqualification (from the game)
- To be assessed a game misconduct: The formal action of the referee giving the penalty.
- He was assessed a game misconduct for his actions.
- To draw a game misconduct: To cause a game misconduct penalty to be called, either on oneself or an opponent.
- The aggressive play drew a game misconduct from the referee.
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(ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)
