minor penalty
noun
: a 2-minute suspension of a player in ice hockey with no substitute allowed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kassian had been assessed a minor penalty in the second period. 
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 With less than a minute left in the second, Calvin de Haan was issued a two-minute minor penalty for a hit that sent Mason Marchment reeling backward. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022 With Dowd still serving the double-minor penalty, Marchand — gauze stuffed in his nostrils — sparked the comeback by setting up David Pastrnak for his first goal of the game on a 5-on-3 power play with 1:26 left in the first period. Stephen Whyno, courant.com, 10 Jan. 2022 Landeskog was assessed a minor penalty for boarding with 3:38 left in Colorado’s 4-2 home victory Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 Ben McCartney was called for high-sticking and assessed a double minor penalty. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2021 They Canadiens had to kill off a double minor penalty to Shea Weber that spanned the end of regulation and start of overtime. Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 6 July 2021 On recommendations from committee members, teams will be warned for entering the ice before the officials at the start of any period, and could be subject to a bench minor penalty for further violations. BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2021 Of the relatively minor penalty for the crime, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Ashley Pamer said that because the evidence was circumstantial, the state’s attorney’s office decided to pursue the most appropriate charge. Yasmine Askari, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 May 2021 See More
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022 With less than a minute left in the second, Calvin de Haan was issued a two-minute minor penalty for a hit that sent Mason Marchment reeling backward. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022 With Dowd still serving the double-minor penalty, Marchand — gauze stuffed in his nostrils — sparked the comeback by setting up David Pastrnak for his first goal of the game on a 5-on-3 power play with 1:26 left in the first period. Stephen Whyno, courant.com, 10 Jan. 2022 Landeskog was assessed a minor penalty for boarding with 3:38 left in Colorado’s 4-2 home victory Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021 Ben McCartney was called for high-sticking and assessed a double minor penalty. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2021 They Canadiens had to kill off a double minor penalty to Shea Weber that spanned the end of regulation and start of overtime. Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 6 July 2021 On recommendations from committee members, teams will be warned for entering the ice before the officials at the start of any period, and could be subject to a bench minor penalty for further violations. BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2021 Of the relatively minor penalty for the crime, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Ashley Pamer said that because the evidence was circumstantial, the state’s attorney’s office decided to pursue the most appropriate charge. Yasmine Askari, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above