Sports Illustrated

Enter the Sin Bin: What It's Like to Be Sent to 'Adult Timeout' in the NHL

The comedy scene in Las Vegas boasts everything from stand-up acts to improv troupes, casino ventriloquists to Carrot Top, but Ryan Reaves’s absolute favorite show is held inside the penalty box at ...
Newsday

Make room! Flyers, Penguins squeeze 11 players inside penalty box after Game 3 melee

PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers and Penguins put a squeeze on the penalty box in Game 3 of their playoff series — try, 11 total players cramped inside their designated punishment areas. Each could have ...
Sports Illustrated

The NHL Penalty Box Is a Small Glass Case Made for Oddities

The penalty box is much more than a temporary jail. It is a glass case of emotion, a fun hangout spot, an oddly therapeutic space—at least when fans aren’t banging on the glass. PHILADELPHIA — Sitting ...
Raleigh News & Observer

What’s penalty box life like in NHL playoffs? Inside hockey’s worst two minutes

The door slams behind you. The bench is hard, even through the heavy pads of hockey pants. The game goes on without you. You view it through battle-scarred Plexiglas, the same as any fan wearing your ...
The New York Times

Why don’t more football teams place players on the side of the box for penalties?

SC Corinthians take a penalty against Arsenal in the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup Final — but what was unusual about it? Molly Darlington/Getty Images When Arsenal Women won the inaugural Women’s ...
Newsday

NHL investigating after Lightning forward Holmberg hurt arm crashing into unlatched penalty box door

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The NHL is looking into the circumstances that led to Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pontus Holmberg hurting his left arm when he crashed shoulder-first into an unlatched penalty box door ...