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→NHL: Chara retired. | the only ref provided, expands the acronym to "penalties in minutes" (source available via wayback machine); which is what the article used to say until it was edited (diff=199399046) though ref was unchanged - thus reverting to old version to match the ref | ||
Line 2: A '''penalty''' in [[ice hockey]] is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a [[penalty box]] for a set number of minutes. During the penalty the player may not participate in play. Penalties are called and enforced by the [[Official (ice hockey)#Referees|referee]], or in some cases, the [[Official (ice hockey)#Linesmen|linesman]]. The offending team may not replace the player on the ice (although there are some exceptions, such as fighting), leaving them [[short handed|short-handed]] as opposed to full strength. When the opposing team is said to be on a ''[[Power play (ice hockey)|power play]]'', they will have one more player on the ice than the short-handed team. The short-handed team is said to be "on the penalty kill" until the penalty expires and the penalized player returns to play. While standards vary somewhat between leagues, most leagues recognize several common varieties of penalties, as well as common infractions. The statistic used to track penalties was traditionally called " [[File:Delayed penalty.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The referee (top-left) signals a delayed penalty by raising an arm, and prepares to blow the whistle when a player from the team to be penalized (in white) gains control of the puck. Goaltender [[Jere Myllyniemi]] can be seen (right) rushing to the bench to send on an extra attacker.]] | |||