Noun
minor penalty (plural minor penalties)
(ice hockey) A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for 2 minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.
As of the 2005–2006 season, a minor penalty is also assessed for " diving ", where a player embellishes or simulates an offence. Source: Internet
In the case of a goal scored during the first two minutes of a double-minor, the penalty clock is set down to two minutes upon a score, effectively expiring the first minor penalty. Source: Internet
A single minor penalty may be extended by a further two minutes for causing visible injury to the victimized player. Source: Internet
This could involve receiving a four-minute double minor penalty, getting in a fight with an opposing player who retaliates, and then receiving a game misconduct after the fight. Source: Internet