1. An infraction emanating from the players’ bench is punishable by a bench-minor penalty.

2. Any action on ice that warrants a misconduct or game misconduct penalty is punished equally if it comes from an identifiable player or team official at the player’s bench.

3. A bench-minor penalty must be served by any skater who was on the ice at the time of the whistle to stop play or otherwise provided by these rules.

4. If the head coach of a penalized team refuses to designate a skater to serve a bench-minor penalty or a penalty to a goaltender, the referee will name a skater of his choice.

5. In designated IIHF competitions, a coach is permitted to challenge a goal based on a possible offside leading up to the puck entering the goal net. If the call on the ice stands, the coach’s team making the challenge will be assessed a bench-minor penalty.