1. Only penalties that are displayed on the scoreclock affect on-ice manpower (except penalties which have a delayed start time).

2. For a penalized skater to return to the game as a result of an opponent’s goal, his team must have been short-handed by a minor or bench-minor penalty at the time of the goal (not counting a delayed penalty). In the case where more than one skater is penalized, the first minor or bench-minor penalty will terminate (unless it were a coincident minor or bench-minor penalty with an opposing skater, in which case the next minor or bench-minor penalty will be cancelled).

3. If there is a delayed-penalty call for a minor or bench-minor penalty against a team already short-handed by reason of a major or match penalty, and the opposition scores before play is stopped to assess the new penalty, that signalled penalty will be cancelled because of the goal.

4. If a delayed penalty is about to be called against a player which will result in a minor penalty, major and automatic game-misconduct penalty, or match penalty, but the opposing team scores during the delayed penalty, the minor penalty will be cancelled but the major and game misconduct or match penalty will still be assessed. The skater must go to the dressing room while a teammate designated by the coach through the captain serves the major or match penalty.

5. If a team is assessed two or more penalties of the same duration at the same stoppage of play, the captain of that team must notify the referee before the start of game action which skater will be first out of the penalty box (either after the scoring of a power-play goal by the opposition or at the expiration of the penalties when the skaters leave the penalty box). The referee will inform the scorekeeper accordingly.

Game situation 1: Team A is assessed a bench-minor penalty for too many men. At the same stoppage of play, Team A requests a stick measurement of a Team B player. If the stick is found to be legal and a second bench-minor penalty to Team A is assessed, one skater from Team A will serve both minor penalties (2 + 2 minutes).

Game situation 2: A5 is assessed a delayed minor penalty for hooking. If Team A is assessed an additional bench-minor penalty at the same stoppage of play, A5 will serve only his minor penalty, and Team A will designate another skater to serve the bench minor.

Game situation 3: A delayed penalty is signalled against a team already short-handed by reason of one or more minor or bench-minor penalties, and the signalled penalty would result in the awarding of a penalty shot. If the non-offending team scores a goal before the referee can stop play to award the penalty shot, the signalled penalty (that would have resulted in a penalty shot) will be assessed as a minor (double minor, major, or match) penalty, and the first of the minor penalties already being served will be terminated.

Game situation 4: Team A is short-handed because of a minor penalty, and the referee signals a delayed major penalty against that team. If Team B scores a goal before the stoppage of play the first minor penalty being served will be terminated, but the referee will still assess the major and automatic game-misconduct penalty.

Game situation 5: If a player is assessed a major and automatic game-misconduct penalty and then, for another incident either before or after the whistle, a match penalty, the team is required to put one skater in the penalty box and the team will play short-handed for the entire ten minutes.

Game situation 6: If a team official is assessed a match penalty, the remaining team staff must designate, through the captain, a skater to serve the five-minute penalty in the penalty bo10.