Slashing

Slashing is an illegal hockey or lacrosse play. A referee calls slashing when a  player swings their hockey stick at an opposing player.  Slashing is called whether or not the player is hit with the stick.  It can also be called if a player breaks an opposing player's stick with their own.

The penalty can be small or large.  It often depends on how badly the opposing player is injured.

Category:Hockey
Category:Lacrosse