What is a game misconduct in inline hockey?
I · Intermediate · Penalties · 2 of 5A misconduct removes a player for ten minutes, but a substitute may replace them at once, so the team is not short. A game misconduct or game ejection removes the player for the rest of the game. A match penalty does the same and a teammate also serves four minutes in the box, whatever goals are scored.
How it works
- Misconduct: ten minutes; a substitute may play at once.
- After it ends: the player waits for the next stoppage.
- Game misconduct: out for the game, reported for further action.
- Game ejection: out for the game; a substitute replaces them.
- Match penalty: out for the game; a teammate serves four minutes, not ended by goals.
- Second misconduct: brings a game misconduct.
- Goalkeeper: a teammate or substitute takes over, with up to ten minutes to dress.
- Records: ten minutes for a game misconduct, four for a match penalty.
The glossary has the misconduct penalty, the match penalty, the game ejection, the major penalty (inline hockey), the forfeiture and the World Skate Inline Hockey Technical Commission.
Tricky cases
Which offence brings a match penalty automatically?
Physically abusing an official, such as striking or tripping them.
Is a game misconduct the end of the matter?
No. It is reported to the commission for possible suspension.
A player gets a minor and a misconduct together. Who serves what?
A substitute serves the minor; the misconduct starts after it.
Do goals cut short a match penalty?
No. The teammate serves the full four minutes.
Why the rule exists
Misconducts punish bad behaviour without changing the numbers on the floor. Match penalties keep the heaviest sanction for the worst acts.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Misconduct | Team stays at full strength | 6.1.4 |
| Match penalty | Four minutes short, regardless of goals | 6.1.6 |
| Goalkeeper removed | Ten minutes to change | 6.1.5B; 6.1.6B |
From the rule book
World Skate, Rulebook Inline Hockey 2027, rules 6.1.4 to 6.1.7, 6.4.28 and 8.2. Checked 14 October 2026. Official document: the World Skate Inline Hockey Rulebook 2027.