Roughing
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Roughing is an offense
and penalty
in ice hockey
when two players are in a minor altercation. The incident would have to be minor for either player to be categorized as such an offense such as:
Offense (sports)
In sports, offense or offence , also known as attack, is the action of attacking or engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring points or goals...
and penalty
Penalty (ice hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...
in ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
when two players are in a minor altercation. The incident would have to be minor for either player to be categorized as such an offense such as:
- A player striking another opponent
- A goalie using their equipment to punch an opponent