Ice hockey started around 1800s in Windsor. The students of Canada's first college, King College School conformed the field game of Hurley and initiated a winter game called Ice Hurley. Gradually, Ice Hurley was developed into Ice Hockey. The initial rules of hockey, called Halifax rules, were introduced in Montreal by James Creighton in 1875. He devised the first indoor game. Montreal Gazette authenticated a set of Montreal Rules which said that charging from behind, tripping, collaring, kicking or shinning the ball would not be permitted. The result of that was a penalty like the game would be stopped and a bully or face-off would come about. A face-off is a way to begin the play in ice hockey and some other sports. In 1886, reviewed rules were designated, where if the rules were not obeyed, two warnings would be given, and on the third law-breaking, the participant would have to walk off from the play area or would be removed. In 1904, rules were changed again. Players were not allowed to play as a penalty for infractions. There were two, three or five minutes' penalties depending on the severity of the fault. In 1914, all the penalties were of five-minute duration and after two years, they were brought down to three minutes. In 1917, when the National Hockey League (NHL) was found, the rules that were formed said that a team could not replace a player undergoing a penalty throughout the game. In 1921-22, the penalty was reduced to two minutes. The five and ten minutes were introduced after two years. A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment given to the participant or player for breaking of rules or inappropriate behavior. Penalties are enforced by the referee by sending the player to the penalty box for a certain number of minutes that is determined by the degree of his fault. During this time, the player cannot play or continue with the game. The penalty box is the area where a player serves the time of penalty that is not very severe. There are two penalty boxes, one for each team. The law-breaking team usually may not replace the player who is sent off, leaving them short-handed. The opposing team is on a power play, as they have one player more on the ice than the short-handed team. The short-handed team is said to be in penalty killing mode till the penalty time passes and the offended player comes back to play. Linesmen may only enforce definite technical violations like "too many players on the ice". Let us see the different types of penalties in ice hockey and the timings that are allotted for them. There have been many ice hockey leagues. The two most popular are the National Hockey Association formed in 1909 and the National Hockey League which came into being in 1917 in Canada. Currently, ice hockey is a well-known sport though it has had its ups and downs. This game is a part of the Olympics program in both men and women's categories.