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bench penalty

• in hockey, a two-minute penalty charged against a coach or one or more players on the bench for any of several infractions, such as abusing officials, and served by a player or players designated by the coach of the team so penalized.

  • 1963  If that fails, the referee calls a bench penalty . . . against the team.
  • 1963  Referee Ed Powers was derided by fans and the Montreal players, Canadiens were called for a bench penalty in the second period. . . .