No player may leave the players' or penalty bench at any time during an altercation. Situation 2 Player A1 leaves the players' bench during a fight. He is the first player to leave a bench. He initiates a fight with an opposing player. Player A1 who leaves the bench would be assessed a major plus game misconduct penalty for leaving the bench during an altercation, plus an additional major plus game misconduct penalty for the fight.
All penalties are cumulative.
Player A1 must receive two game misconduct penalties. The major plus game misconduct penalty is assessed to any player leaving the bench during an altercation, not just the first player to do so. A player is the first to leave his players' bench during an altercation and is also the first player to intervene in an altercation then in progress. The Referee should have both game misconduct penalties recorded on the penalty sheet, but only one game misconduct should be announced. A player leaves the penalty bench before his penalty has expired during a stoppage of play and during an altercation.