Game Review Panel: Saturday 25th January 2025
The following penalties have been reviewed and the players are available to play in the next game (subject to the teams reviewing accumulated player personal penalty points):
Milton Keynes Lightning #24 Carter Hamill
Rule 46 – Fighting @ 00:17
The 5 Minute penalty assessed at 00:17 for Fighting, is correct and meets the requirements of the IHUK Rule 46 in house Rules for equal and willing combatants.
Player receives 1 penalty point and is free to play subject to accumulated penalty points
Romford Raiders #13 Elloitt Dewey
Rule 46 – Fighting @ 00:17
The 5 Minute penalty assessed at 00:17 for Fighting, is correct and meets the requirements of the IHUK Rule 46 in house Rules for equal and willing combatants.
Player receives 1 penalty point and is free to play subject to accumulated penalty points.
Leeds Knights #95 Mac Howlett
Rule 61 – Slashing @ 53:20
The penalty assessed at 53.20, a 5 Minute penalty for Slashing, is incorrect. Rule 61 Slashing does not have a 5 Minute major as an option.
The player were battling for position on the boards and as #95 turns his stick is high and he brings it down as he does it connects with the shoulder area of the Peterborough #19, this force was neither minimal nor excessive and was careless rather than reckless.
A 2 Minute minor penalty would not sufficiently sanction this action and the penalty is upgraded to a 5 + Game Misconduct penalty.
The player receives 5 penalty points and is free to play subject to accumulated penalty points.
Hull Seahawks #72 Jordan McLaughlin
Rule 39 – Abuse of Officials @ 65:00
The Penalty assessed at 65.00 a Game Misconduct is correct.
At the completion of the penalty shoot out which his team won, Hull#72 had an exchange of words with the officials and for his actions was assessed a game misconduct.
The player receives 4 penalty points and is free to play subject to accumulated penalty points.
Hull Seahawks #96 Owen Sobchack
Rule 39 – Abuse of Officials @ 65:00
The Penalty assessed at 65.00 a Game Misconduct is correct.
During the penalty shootout Hull#96 had completed his shot which he mistakenly thought had been scored, neither official signalled the goal as the puck hit the cross bar and came out without crossing the line.
The player skated towards the nearest Referee and remonstrated with him as the second approached he continued this action and was assessed a game misconduct Abuse.
The player receives 4 penalty points and is free to play subject to accumulated penalty points.
The following penalties have been reviewed and have been sent to EIH Department of Player Safety:
No penalties were sent to DOPS.
