RULE 7 — FOULS & PENALTIES

SECTION 3 — DISQUALIFICATION

A player shall be disqualified from the game, and substitution permitted, for any act of serious misconduct, including but not limited to:

  1. Rough Play against an opponent,
  2. two Grade 2 Unnecessary Roughness fouls,
  3. physical abuse of an official,
  4. two Player Misconduct fouls,
  5. excessive objectionable conduct against an opponent or an official,
  6. wearing of hazardous equipment.

A player who has been disqualified from the game shall be required to leave the bench area and not permitted to return.

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