Rule 403. Major Penalties

1. For the first ``MAJOR PENALTY'' in any one game, the offender, except the goalkeeper, shall be ruled off the ice for five minutes, during which time no substitute shall be permitted.

2. For the second major penalty in the same game, ( For Juniors only - excluding fighting majors) to the same player or goalkeeper, that player shall be assessed a game misconduct penalty in addition to the major penalty. This game misconduct penalty shall be in lieu of any required game misconduct penalty for the major penalty infraction and ( Except for Juniors -) the player or goalkeeper shall be suspended for the next two games of that team. This suspension is in addition to any other suspensions incurred during the same incident. Unless immediate substitution is permitted under the coincident major penalty Rule 403(c), the penalized team shall immediately place a non-penalized player other than a goalkeeper on the penalty bench and such player may not be changed.

   For Juniors only - The penalized team shall place a substitute player on the penalty bench before the penalty expires and no other replacement for the penalized player shall be permitted to enter the game except from the penalty bench; for violation of this rule a bench minor penalty shall be imposed.

   (Note) For Juniors only - The Disciplinary Committee of the League or Tournament may impose a longer suspension or possible fines against the player's team upon investigation of the incident.

3. When coincident major penalties or coincident penalties of equal duration including a major penalty are imposed against players of both teams, the penalized players shall all take their place on the penalty bench and such penalized players shall not leave the penalty bench until the first stoppage of play following the expiration of their respective penalties.

   Immediate substitutions shall be made for an equal number of major penalties or coincident penalties of equal duration including a major penalty to each team so penalized and the penalties of the players for which substitutions have been made shall not be taken into account for the purpose of a delayed penalty under Rule 408 (Delayed Penalties).

4. Where it is required to determine which of the penalized players shall be designated to serve the delayed penalty under Rule 408 (Delayed Penalties), the penalized team shall have the right to make such designation not in conflict with Rule 402 (Minor Penalties).