penalty box

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. An area to the side of an ice-hockey rink in which penalized players wait out the time of their penalties.

Wiktionary

1. n. ice hockey An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.
2. n. soccer The penalty area.
3. n. idiomatic, figuratively A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.).

WordNet 3.0

1. n. (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties