minor penalty
English
Alternative forms
- minor
Etymology
Distinguished from the longer major penalties when those were established for the 1923–1924 season.
Noun
minor penalty (plural minor penalties)
- (ice hockey) A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for 2 minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.
Derived terms
- bench minor, double minor, triple minor