Bench-clearing brawl suspension and a fine of $5,000. The International Ice Hockey Federation rules prescribe a double minor penalty plus a game misconduct penalty for the first player to leave the bench during an altercation and a misconduct penalty for other such players; a player who leaves the penalty box during an altercation is assessed a minor penalty plus a game misconduct penalty. In addition to these penalties for leaving the bench, all players engaging in a fight may be penalized. One of the more notable incidents was the Punch-up in Piestany, a game between Canada and the Soviet Union during the
Penalty (ice hockey) larger fine, and the offending player is suspended indefinitely until the Commissioner rules on the issue. In NCAA hockey, a similar penalty called a game disqualification results in automatic suspension for the number of games equal to the number of game disqualification penalties the player has been assessed in that season. For statistical purposes, match penalty is counted as ten minutes in NHL and as twenty-five minutes under the IIHF rules. A penalty shot is a special case of penalty for cases in which a scoring opportunity was lost as a result of an infraction (like being tripped or hooked