minor penalty

noun

: a 2-minute suspension of a player in ice hockey with no substitute allowed

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Lowry has two minor penalties, 14 penalty minutes and seven shots in the series, but his only point is an empty net goal. Murat Ates, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Referee Francois St Laurent called a minor penalty on the play. Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 On the next shift, a Zac Jones high stick caught Johansson in the face, drawing a double minor penalty, and Gaudreau made a deft move at the top of the crease for a power play goal to pull the Wild even again. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025 Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev saved a goal early in the second period, but later committed back-to-back minor penalties. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minor penalty

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First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of minor penalty was in 1925

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“Minor penalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20penalty. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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