From Mr. Mike Machnik's notes:
 
>>* Defined coincidental penalties for Rule 4-2-e and Rule 4-3-b to include
>>penalties assessed at the same stoppage of play.
>
>I'm not sure where this adds anything new...I am guessing it comes into
>play in situations where a delayed penalty or penalties are being called
>and after the whistle, other penalties are called.
 
I'm taking a stab in the dark with this, but I think this has to do with the
new rule made last year dealing with coincidental minors.  Before last year,
when coincidental minors were called, it was a four-on-four situation.  This
was also the case when two separate minors were called.  Last year, they
changed the rule so that when coincidental minors were called, it was still a
five-on-five situation.  The problem: when two separate minors are called and
assessed at the same stoppage of play, is it to be four-on-four or
five-on-five?  The new rule cleared this up calling anything assessed at the
same time, whether they were simultaneous or not, coincidental.
 
--      --      --      --      --      --      --      --      --      --
**     **                               Chris Boston
 **   **
 * * * *  *   *   *   * *
 *  *  *  *  * *  ** ** *               [log in to unmask]
 *     *  * ***** * * * *
 *     *  * *   * *   * *
**     **    University                "Home is where your hockey team is!"
--      --      --      --      --      --      --      --      --      --