What are the penalties for body-checking at U11?
Rule- Canada
- Hockey Canada
- Minor hockey
- U11
- Playing Rules 2026-2028
- 2026-27
- Coaches
Under Rule 7.3 of the Hockey Canada Playing Rules 2026-2028:
- Minor penalty: to any player who, in the referee's opinion, intentionally body-checks, bumps, shoves or pushes an opposing player (7.3 a).
- Major and Game Misconduct: at the referee's discretion based on the degree of violence of the impact (7.3 b). If the opponent is injured on a body-check that would otherwise be a Minor, a Major and Game Misconduct must be assessed.
- Match penalty: to any player who deliberately attempts to injure or deliberately injures an opponent by body-checking (7.3 c).
- No Misconduct penalty may be assessed for body-checking (7.3 d), and a Game Misconduct must be assessed whenever a Major is assessed for it (7.3 e).
Rule 7.6 adds that any foul that results in contact to the head must be penalized as Head Contact.
Updated 25 Oct 2026