Bench-clearing brawl America, where the penalty rules are more permissive); the general procedure in a one-on-one fight is to let it pan out and then send both players to the penalty box with five-minute major penalties. Escalations beyond isolated fights, such as line brawls between groups of players on the ice, are prohibited, meaning bench-clearing brawls will result in serious consequences. General brawls can result in players being assessed game misconduct penalties and ejected from the game. This is especially the case if a player leaves the bench or penalty box to join a fight. As in baseball, hockey brawls usually result
Penalty (ice hockey) can emerge in place of the offender after the end of the major penalty. Misconduct penalties are usually called to temporarily take a player off the ice and allow tempers to cool. They are sometimes also assessed in conjunction with fighting majors, giving the offending player(s) the opportunity to calm down as they sit out their ten minutes. IIHF rules state that if the player gets another misconduct penalty, (s)he will be given a game misconduct penalty and is ejected. A player (whether a skater or goaltender) or any member of any team's coaching staff who receives a game misconduct