penalty box
noun
: an area alongside an ice hockey rink to which penalized players are confined for the duration of their penalty
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Bennett was in the penalty box for slashing when Tampa had tied the game on a power play.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Tkachuk was sent to the penalty box for the end of Game 3, which Tampa Bay won 5-1.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
However, another fracas broke out at the end of the frame, and the Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli was sent to the penalty box for roughing.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Actually sort of wondering what took ESPN so long to send Shannon Sharpe to the penalty box.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Tkachuk was sent to the penalty box for the end of Game 3, which Tampa Bay won 5-1.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
However, another fracas broke out at the end of the frame, and the Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli was sent to the penalty box for roughing.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Actually sort of wondering what took ESPN so long to send Shannon Sharpe to the penalty box.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Penalty box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penalty%20box. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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