Boarding ( ice hockey ) - wikipedia Boarding ( ice hockey ) 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. See also Checking ( ice hockey ) Sources NHL Rulebook entry on boarding Ice hockey penalties Types of penalties Minor Major Misconduct Game misconduct Match Penalty shot Gross misconduct Stacked penalties Infractions Abuse of officials Aggressor penalty Attempt to injure Boarding Butt - ending Charging Checking from behind Illegal check to the head Clipping Cross-checking Delay of game Diving Elbowing Fighting Goaltender Interference Goaltender Leaving Crease Head - butting High - sticking Holding Holding the stick Hooking Illegal equipment Illegal substitution Instigator penalty Interference Joining a fight Kicking Kneeing Playing with too many sticks Roughing Secondary altercation Slashing Slew footing Spearing Starting the wrong lineup Too many men on the ice Tripping Unsportsmanlike conduct Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boarding_(ice_hockey)&oldid=775470559 '' Categories : Ice hockey penalties Violence in ice hockey Ice hockey terminology Ice hockey stubs Talk About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 15 April 2017, at 02 : 37. About Wikipedia

Question: when is a boarding penalty called in hockey
Answer: when an offending player pushes, trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards of the hockey rink