>4-2-e         Coincidental minor penalties revised:
>              When ONE minor penalty is assessed to ONE player of EACH team
>              at the same stoppage of play, these penalties will be served
>              without substitution provided thre are no other penalties in
>              effect and visible on the clock. <specifics on players returning
>              to play is in par 2 (omited by me)>
 
Okay.  Let me get this straight, as this is a big one.
 
When a coincidental minor occurs, and there is/are...
*no other penalties, the teams play 4-on-4.
*one person in the box, the teams still play 5-on-4.
*one person from each team in the box, the teams still play 4-on-4.
 
When two coincidental minors occur, and there's no one in the box,
the teams play 3-on-3.  But if there is someone in the box, the
numbers stay intact.
 
(Of course, when I say "in the box," that doesn't include misconducts.)
 
Do I have this right?
 
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