The Disciplinary Commission no.2015-16/054 decree
The Disciplinary Committee investigated the MOL League game MOL 228 (Fehervar AV19 - MAC Budapest) where Tamas LADAY, player of Fehervar AV19 was being penalized 5 + 20 minutes for slashing (SLASH). The Committee made the following conclusions:
After 35 minutes the player of Fehervar AV19, hit the opponent player with his stick.
IIHF RULE 159 – SLASHING
DEFINITION: A player who swings his stick, with one hand or two, at any part of an opponent’s body or equipment. Contact to the opponent is not necessary for the penalty to be assessed. A player who injures or recklessly endangers an opponent by slashing will be assessed a major penalty and game-
misconduct penalty or a match penalty. According to the Disciplinary Committee's opinion, the player didn"t move to acquire the puck. The slashing easily could have caused injury.
The Disciplinary Commitee approve the referee’s judgement, and do not use other sanctions. During the tournament for Tamas LADAY, second time was imposed Game Misconduct (GA-MI) penalty.
IIHF rule book RULE 109 - DURATION OF PENALTIES - GAME MISCONDUCT
A player who receives two game-misconduct penalties in the same game or different games of a tournament or event is automatically suspended for one further game.
Tamas LADAY skip the next MOL Liga match of his team.
29.02.2016, Budapest
MOL League Disciplinary Commission
Antal Palla
President