Slashing (ice hockey)

Slashing in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player swings their hockey stick at an opposing player, regardless of contact, or breaks an opposing player's stick with their own. Such a penalty may range from a minor penalty to a match penalty, depending on the seriousness of the injury to the opposing player.

Non-aggressive stick contact to the pant or front of the shin pads should not be penalized as slashing. Any forceful or powerful chop with the stick on an opponent’s body, the opponent’s stick, or on or near the opponent’s hands that, in the judgment of the Referee, is not an attempt to play the puck, shall be penalized as slashing.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26353

External links

National Hockey League Rulebook Rule 61 - Slashing

Ice hockey penalties

Types of penalties	Minor Major Misconduct Game misconduct Match Penalty shot Gross misconduct Stacked penalties

Infractions	Abuse of officials Aggressor penalty Attempt to injure Boarding Butt-ending Charging Checking from behind Illegal check to the head Clipping Cross-checking Delay of game Diving Elbowing Fighting Goaltender Interference Goaltender Leaving Crease Head-butting High-sticking Holding Holding the stick Hooking Illegal equipment Illegal substitution Instigator penalty Interference Joining a fight Kicking Kneeing Playing with too many sticks Roughing Secondary altercation Slashing Slew footing Spearing Starting the wrong lineup Too many men on the ice Tripping Unsportsmanlike conduct

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