Down Goes Brown On Why Refs Can’t “Call It By The Book”
The Athletic’s Sean McIndoe took a deep dive into some rules that might have some unintended consequences if they truly were called ‘by the book.’
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Category: Rules
KHL Ref Awards Goal for Thrown Stick on Empty Net Breakaway
KHL referee Ivan Fateyev awarded a goal to Barys Astana’s Nikita Mikhailis after Severstal’s Maxim Mineyev threw his stick to try to prevent an empty-net goal
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Blues’ Tarasenko Picks Up Penalty for Parayko’s Stick
St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko was given a penalty for using an oversized stick from defenseman Colton Parayko
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Canes’ Goal Waved Off After Puck Deflects Off Referee
Carolina’s Calvin de Haan had a goal waved off against the Boston Bruins after the puck deflected off referee Francois St. Laurent and entered the net.
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Trapezoid Trouble: Pens’ Murray Penalized for Playing Puck
The ghost of Marty Brodeur strikes again. Pittsburgh goaltender Matt Murray picked up a two-minute minor for playing the puck behind the goal line outside of the trapezoid.
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NHL Rule Changes for 2018-19
The NHL Rulebook has been updated for 2018-19 with minor changes, including new requirements for goalie gear and a clarification on empty net awarded goals
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NHL Adopts Rule Changes for 2017-18 Season
The National Hockey League has made a few tweaks to the rulebook for the upcoming season. ...
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NHL Competition Committee Tweaks Icing, Faceoff Locations
The NHL’s Competition Committee has recommended only two minor rule changes for the 2017-18 NHL season
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Toronto Kills Extra-Long Penalty After Failing to Put Player in Box
With Leafs defenseman Roman Polak given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding, the Leafs needed someone to serve his penalty. Nobody did.
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Toronto Time-Out: What Happens When The Clock Stops?
The officials skated in for the opening faceoff between the Bruins and Leafs. The puck dropped. The action began. The Air Canada Centre’s clock did not.
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Blues’ Allen Loses Mask, Makes Save
Blues netminder Jake Allen was having a bit of a Throwback Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks when he was forced to make a save without his mask.
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Leafs’ Marner Flicks Bozak’s Stick, Avoids Call
Passing a teammate his stick along the ice is easy. Flipping it up in the air to him? Now that requires skill. In either case, though, it’s against the rules.
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