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USA Hockey increases penalty for racial/derogatory slurs to match penalty

Today, USA Hockey announced a new presidential directive that has increased the penalty for racial/derogatory sluts “of any kind” from a game misconduct to a match penalty.

(e) A game misconduct penalty shall be assessed to any player or team official who is guilty of the following actions:

1. Persists in any course of conduct for which he has previously been assessed a misconduct penalty (player) or bench minor penalty assessed to the team (Team Official).

2. Uses an obscene gesture anywhere in the rink before, during or after the game.