(thanks for the video sharing, Mike Trumble)
Take a look:
1. I think that hard of a shot would have been hard for ANYONE (that includes you, Mr. Armchair Referee) to see.
2. Is that really a hook going the other way for a penalty shot?
3. How about Tim Hunter on the Leafs bench. His face is still tough looking:
and
5. The Bottom Line = something like this happens to you, you'll never forget it the rest of your life. That rule interpretation is now burned into your memory until you die.
Hope you enjoyed that one, and like one of the Ultimate Officials Ref Campers says,
The time is now. Others are talking about burn out. Grab every bigger game you can...this is where we begin to excel!!!
4 comments:
Hey J.B. -
Question about the rule interpretation: Did the NHL boys get it right on that one? Wouldn't the goal by Pittsburgh essentially have stopped the clock, thereby nullifying the Toronto penalty shot/minor penalty on Gonchar? I'm a little confused why the goal counted and the penalty that happened in the rush the other way still counted...
Thanks,
-BW
Yes, the clock is turned back, but any penalties that happen after the time the puck enters the net are still served. Look at it this way -- what if a major penalty happened after that goal? Would you just forget that, too? You'd say, "of course not". Same for a minor.
That makes sense. In this case, had the referee signaled a penalty shot, would that penalty shot still stand as well?
Thanks JB!
Van Massenhoven did signal a penalty shot. NHL rules must say that a penalty shot can't take place after a goal. Therefore, the minor penalty.
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