Boarding (ice hockey)

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Boarding in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player violently pushes an opposing player 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. However if no injury is sustained a minor penalty will be called. Boarding is usually assesed to a player when the opposing player is hit 4-5 feet away from the boards and hits his head against the boards on the way down.

See also: Checking

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