So while enjoying the game tonight kp and I learned something tremendously important:
High sticks to the face are no longer penalties.
Then we learned some more, here are the rest of those infractions which are penalties no more:
Boarding
Playing with a broken stick
Butt-ending
Charging
Checking from behind
Clipping (body-on-knee-ish)
Cross-Checking
Delay of Game (this one was accidentally called tonight)
Diving (*cough Crosby and Richards cough* I thought I’d make it fair)
Elbowing
Various Face-off Penalties
Falling on Puck
Fisticuffs
Handling puck with hands (hand pass)
Head-butting
High-stick (it’s been previously stated…but I like a comprehensive list)
Holding
Holding an opponent’s stick (NHL says they’re separate horrors)
Hooking
Interference
Interference by/with Spectators (hey, it can result in a penalty to the home team.)
Kicking
Kneeing
Obscene Language or Gestures (obviously this one is never called anymore)
Physical Abuse of Officials
Roughing
Slashing
Spearing
Throwing stick(s) (or even shooting them, or any other object too)
Tripping
So basically that’s a list of things you can now get away with, aka I made a list of things that should be a penalty.
I’m told this is playoff hockey. I don’t like it. This kind of refereeing benefits a bigger, rougher team, who usually takes a lot of penalties, and threatens the smaller, faster teams.
But there’s also a concern for the safety of the players, these penalties are rules for a reason, and not calling them is dumb. The next guy that gets boarded and ends up with a concussion, is the ref’s fault, just as much as the attacking player. The refs allow the players to make stupid plays when they’re supposed to be preventing it.
Got it? Good, rant over.
This has to be my favourite penalty of all time.
If you don’t believe me, or just have way too much time on your hands read the NHL rulebook yourself.
And this site is pretty cool too if you want to read more on les rules: 101 penalties
Finally, this is just simply amazing and you will waste at least a solid 5 mins on it: Picture-thinger (I don't know what it's called)
-kc
1 comment:
to me i gotta say that while the playoffs require a little bit more grit to win than the regular season, goonish hockey is not a recipe for success. Take a quick look at why Anahiem lost, and you'll see the refs aren't always keeping their whistles in their pockets. The playoffs are a tough time, and if you think this playoffs is slow/boring because of it, just go back and watch the '95 run of the devils, and you'll see atleast thrice as many infractions.
oh... and don't worry, I'm still complaining about a high-stick to the face from over 15 years ago (Gretzky on Gilmour, playoffs)
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