Nate writes: >Bill, I've never heard of a roughing major. Is this different from a >fighting major? Specifically, does Mandervile get suspended for a >game? There was a fight in the Brown game in the first period, with >both players being ejected (so Pierre actually had FIVE ejections!!). >I heard that the Brown guy can't play his next game either. > A roughing major is exactly that, a major penalty for roughing. Just like a major penalty for high-sticking, cross-checking, etc. The referee has the discretion to award a major instead of a minor when he feels the situation warrants it. In this situation, I think Dan Murphy was bending over backwards to keep from having to throw the players out of the game. The ONLY penalty that carries a suspension is a game disqualification--not a major, not a misconduct, and not a game misconduct.