Sentence examples for check penalty from inspiring English sources

An illegal body check penalty is called for any contact where the ball is further than 5 yards from the contact, the check is from behind, above the shoulders or below the knees, or was avoidable after the player has released the ball.

If the skill in question relies on Strength, Dexterity or Constitution, subtract your armor check penalty.

The referees Tim Peel and Rob Martell gave Sutton a five-minute major and game misconduct for elbowing — a circumvention of the head-check penalty.

The union first expressed a desire to see a head-checking penalty in March 2009.

Pronger was hurt at 10 minutes 20 seconds of the first period during an extended confrontation with Detroit's Steve Yzerman, toppling over him and landing awkwardly and then taking a frustration cross-checking penalty before limping to the dressing room instead of the penalty box.

Chelios was assessed two 2-minute cross-checking penalties, a 2-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct.

His checking, penalty-killing and league-leading faceoff percentage are all highly regarded, and his plus/minus figure, the best in the N.H.L., is the clincher as the best defensive forward.

"I've got a try, I want to check the penalty try," referee Shayne Hayne told video officials Ashley Klein.

That sounds like a tough thing to come up with, but how about this: right now, referees can't check a penalty call on the ice against video replay, like they do for goals.

Once one of the N.H.L.'s top checking forwards, penalty killers and face-off men, Draper helped Detroit win four Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008).

Privately, some suspect it is growing as a result of tougher checks and penalties on the jobless.