----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Eric Hampton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: matching penalties


> Is the following right?

NO.  Coincidental, in the context of the rule book, means called at the same
stoppage.

I believe someone else (I'm sorry I don't recall who) summed it up quite
accurately on this list, and I will attempt to do likewise:

If both teams are at full strength, and ONE minor is assessed to ONE player
on each team at the same stoppage,
the teams will played 4 on 4.  Otherwise, as many penalties as can be
"cancelled out" (i.e. penalized players immediately substituted for), will
be.

>
> Adding to the matching penalties is the issue of coincidental or not. If A
and
> B are both called for roughing at the same time, then neither team is
short.
> However, if A is called (delayed penalty) for slashing and later in the
same
> shift B is called for slashing (retaliation) then they are both short
(i.e.
> not really conincidental penalties, just reported at the same time). Same
> thing after the whistle, if both get two for roughing then 5x5, but if
after
> the whistle A punches B and then B slashes A, then it is 4x4 since, again,
> they are not coincidental happenings nor penalties, just reported at the
same time.
>
> Nathan Eric Hampton
>