Roller in-line hockey roster. The players are usually divided into three lines of two forwards, two pairs of defenceman, and two extra skaters. For most penalties, the offending player is sent to the "penalty box" and his team has to play with one less skater for a short amount of time. "Minor" penalties last for two minutes, "major" penalties last for five minutes, and a "double minor" penalty is two "consecutive" penalties of two minutes duration. A single "Minor" penalty may be extended by a further two minutes for drawing blood from the victimized player. The team that has taken the penalty is
Penalty (ice hockey) of the eligible players, excluding the goaltender. The substitute serves a five-minute penalty similar to a major penalty (except in overtime, goals scored against the penalized team do not end the penalty early). If the goaltender receives a match penalty, another player serves the time so that the team may immediately insert a backup. In most cases, offending players are suspended from the next game their team plays, and often face hearings with the possibility of a lengthier ban. In the NHL, a match penalty and a game misconduct are virtually identical in application. However, a match penalty carries a