Entertainment / Ice Hockey / High-Sticking: A minor penalty which occurs when a player carries his stick above the normal height of his opponent?€™s shoulders and hits or menaces the opponent with it; if injury is caused it becomes a major penalty; if a referee determines that the raising of the stick was unintentional and no contact occurred, it is considered a team infraction, and a face-off is held in the offender's defensive zone.
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