<P> Boarding in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player pushes , trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards of the hockey rink . The boarding call is quite often a major penalty due to the likelihood of injury sustained by the player who was boarded , and officials have the discretion to call a game misconduct or a match penalty ( if they feel the offense was a deliberate attempt to injure ) on the offending player . However , in the NHL , if the boarded player sustains a head or facial injury , the offending player receives an automatic game misconduct . If no injury is sustained , then a minor penalty will be called . In college ice hockey , the player does not need to be injured for it to be a major penalty . Boarding is usually assessed against a player when the opposing player is hit 4 -- 5 feet away from the boards and hits one 's head against the boards on the way down . </P>
<P> Boarding in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player pushes , trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards of the hockey rink . The boarding call is quite often a major penalty due to the likelihood of injury sustained by the player who was boarded , and officials have the discretion to call a game misconduct or a match penalty ( if they feel the offense was a deliberate attempt to injure ) on the offending player . However , in the NHL , if the boarded player sustains a head or facial injury , the offending player receives an automatic game misconduct . If no injury is sustained , then a minor penalty will be called . In college ice hockey , the player does not need to be injured for it to be a major penalty . Boarding is usually assessed against a player when the opposing player is hit 4 -- 5 feet away from the boards and hits one 's head against the boards on the way down . </P>
when is a boarding penalty called in hockey
when is a boarding penalty called in hockey
when an offending player pushes , trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards of the hockey rink
when an offending player pushes , trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards of the hockey rink