>As it stands, the 5-minute major serves as the penalty to the *team* for >the altercation -- even though in such incidents neither the coaches nor >teammates would be able to prevent or control what happens. If a player >decides he wants to take the head off of his opponent (literally), that's a >*severe* problem that will not be solved by penalizing the team. A >10-minute major would simply make the penalized team angrier, and most >likely uglier. When you think about it, every penalty, including two-minute minors, imposes a penalty on the team for the action(s) of a single player. In football, if a lineman holds somebody, his *team* is penalized 10 yards. He doesn't have to go back there by himself. That's the principle of a team sport. If one part of that team breaks a rule, the entire team is penalized. John. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.