Rule 604. Board-Checking

1. A minor or a major penalty, at the discretion of the Referee based upon the degree of violence of the impact with the boards, shall be imposed on any player who body-checks, cross-checks, elbows, charges or trips an opponent in such a manner that causes the opponent to be thrown violently into the boards.

   (Note) Any unnecessary contact with a player playing the puck on an obvious ``icing'' or ``off-side'' play which results in that player being knocked into the boards is ``boarding'' and must be penalized as such. In other instances where there is no contact with the boards it should be treated as ``charging''.

   ``Rolling'' an opponent (if he is the puck carrier) along the boards where he is endeavoring to go through too small an opening is not boarding. However, if the opponent is not the puck carrier, then such action should be penalized as boarding, charging, interference or if the arms or sticks are employed it should be called holding or hooking.

2. When a player injures an opponent as the result of ``boarding'', the Referee shall have no alternative but to impose a major plus a game misconduct penalty on the offending player.

   For Juniors only - A major plus game ejection penalty option also applies under subsection (b) of this rule.

3. For Juniors only - During an icing situation, any player who makes unnecessary contact with an opponent shall be assessed a minor penalty, or major plus game ejection penalty, or major plus game misconduct penalty. This may also be treated as an Attempt to Injure under Rule 603.