How to Get a Delay of Game Penalty in Ice Hockey

Ice hockey is a fast-paced, physical contact sport with a long list of penalties--so many, in fact, that there's even a penalty box where guilty players sit out for a required length of time. One such penalty is the delay of game penalty. There are several ways players can delay the game, resulting in a penalty. While not all delay of game calls result in a penalty, most do.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Shoot the puck out of the area of play with the deliberate intent to stop the game. Shooting the puck over the glass surrounding the ice, for instance, draws a delay of game penalty.

2. Hold the puck against the boards with your stick, skate or other means without shooting it or passing it to another player. This action always results in a delay of game penalty.

3. Remove any part of your equipment during play. This includes taking off your helmet, pads or skates or dropping your stick while the puck is in play. Hockey rules require players to be fully equipped at all times during play.

4. Get repeated offsides penalties. Deliberately getting this type of penalty can result in a delay of game penalty being called.

5. Have your goaltender go to the corners behind the net to play the puck. A delay of game penalty will be called if the goaltender goes outside his area of play.

6. Displace a goal post during play. A player can deliberately displace a goal post or the goaltender can do so to prevent a goal, but both actions will result in a delay of game penalty.

Tips & Warnings

• Taking too long to get players out for a faceoff results in a delay of game; however, there is no penalty, though the referee may decide to eject the center of the team and force a replacement.

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