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Originally Posted by RefWEB
What's the rule set you're using? In some, they're coincidental, and you're 5 on 5. In some, if just a minor aside, then both teams play one short and its 4 on 4.
Cant tell you if they kicked a rule until I know what rules they're calling
Either way, if bench staff starts complaining to the timekeeper about ANYTHING...they ain't going to be on the bench for very long in my games...
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The rule set is USA Hockey Junior.
The team official complaining is a member of the team management/administration (office staff), not bench personnel.
The R calls it as a 4-on-4, as if the two penalties are separate incidents away from one another 1-2 seconds apart, though happening at the same time.
According to page 45 of the 2013-2017 USA Hockey Junior Rulebook (rule 402: Minor Penalties):
"When an equal number of minor penalties (coincidental) are assessed to players from both teams, the penalized players shall take their place on the penalty bench and immediate substitution will take place for an equal number of minor penalties. The penalized players shall not leave the penalty bench until the first stoppage of play following the expiration of their penalties. Additional minor penalties assessed at the same stoppage that are not considered coincidental minor penalties shall be served in the normal manner.
Coincidental minor penalties shall not be taken into account for the purpose of a delayed penalty under Rule 408 (Delayed Penalties)."