Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2025-2026

[Timothy A]

It's pretty obvious Kaehler and Roth have no idea what spearing looks like.

 

[robertearle]

It's pretty obvious Kaehler and Roth have no idea what spearing looks like.

I wonder if it is something "by definition". Player down on the ice, puck laying on top of him/her. If you try to move the puck with your stick, it's "spearing", no matter how 'gently' you manage to do so.

But the saying in basketball when there's a bad foul call, and then the player missed the free throw: "ball don't lie".

Puck don't lie.

 

[Timothy A]

Sappy read my post, she sniped on the sh breakaway. No stick handling goofiness.

 

[Timothy A]

I wonder if it is something "by definition". Player down on the ice, puck laying on top of him/her. If you try to move the puck with your stick, it's "spearing", no matter how 'gently' you manage to do so.

But the saying in basketball when there's a bad foul call, and then the player missed the free throw: "ball don't lie".

Puck don't lie.

Since when can a ref review a play at their discretion?

 

[robertearle]

One goal apiece for the four non-goalie Badgers heading for the Olympics (plus one for Gorbatenko). LOL

 

[Bonzo]

One goal apiece for the four non-goalie Badgers heading for the Olympics (plus one for Gorbatenko). LOL

Pretty amazing that on Laila's PP goal the Badgers had 5 Olympians on the ice (including Ava Mc) with the 6th player presumably being one of the last 2 cuts in Eden.

 

[robertearle]

Since when can a ref review a play at their discretion?

I just had a look at the video, and the rule book.

After the puck goes up into the Duluth bench, causing the stoppage of play, one of the linesmen goes over to Kaehler and - I'm guessing - tells him he missed a "by definition" spear. While they're reviewing, the refs call that linesman in to look at the video with them, and then make the call. In the video close up to the boards from the opposite side of the ice, after Picard does what she does, you can see the Bulldog player kind of toss the puck off of her. Meaning she either had it in her hand or it was laying on her stomach.

Even though we've seen players poking at a puck while digging in the corner, etc. a million times, even attempting a poking motion at a player with the end of your stick is "spearing". "Spearing shall mean stabbing an opponent with the point of the stick blade while the stick is being carried with one or both hands. Spearing includes all cases in which a spearing gesture is made, regardless of whether contact occurs."

So, even if Picard is after a puck laying on the Bulldog, or even being held by her. Pico poking at it fits the definition of spearing. AND there is no such thing as a spearing minor. It can only be a major with game misconduct, or a full disqualification (ie next game suspension)

 

[Windchill22]

I just had a look at the video, and the rule book.

After the puck goes up into the Duluth bench, causing the stoppage of play, one of the linesmen goes over to Kaehler and - I'm guessing - tells him he missed a "by definition" spear. While they're reviewing, the refs call that linesman in to look at the video with them, and then make the call. In the video close up to the boards from the opposite side of the ice, after Picard does what she does, you can see her kind of toss the puck off of her. Meaning she either had it in her hand or it was laying on her stomach.

Even though we've seen players poking at a puck while digging in the corner, etc. a million times, even attempting a poking motion at a player with the end of your stick is "spearing". "Spearing shall mean stabbing an opponent with the point of the stick blade while the stick is being carried with one or both hands. Spearing includes all cases in which a spearing gesture is made, regardless of whether contact occurs."

So, even if Picard is after a puck laying on the Bulldog, or even being held by her. Pico poking at it fits the definition of spearing. AND there is no such thing as a spearing minor. It can only be a major with game misconduct, or a full disqualification (ie next game suspension)

Thanks as always for your thoroughness.

 

[BuckyB]

Thanks as always for your thoroughness.

Worst call ever

 

[Timothy A]

I just had a look at the video, and the rule book.

After the puck goes up into the Duluth bench, causing the stoppage of play, one of the linesmen goes over to Kaehler and - I'm guessing - tells him he missed a "by definition" spear. While they're reviewing, the refs call that linesman in to look at the video with them, and then make the call. In the video close up to the boards from the opposite side of the ice, after Picard does what she does, you can see the Bulldog player kind of toss the puck off of her. Meaning she either had it in her hand or it was laying on her stomach.

Even though we've seen players poking at a puck while digging in the corner, etc. a million times, even attempting a poking motion at a player with the end of your stick is "spearing". "Spearing shall mean stabbing an opponent with the point of the stick blade while the stick is being carried with one or both hands. Spearing includes all cases in which a spearing gesture is made, regardless of whether contact occurs."

So, even if Picard is after a puck laying on the Bulldog, or even being held by her. Pico poking at it fits the definition of spearing. AND there is no such thing as a spearing minor. It can only be a major with game misconduct, or a full disqualification (ie next game suspension)

But since when can a ref review a play at their own discretion? Do we really want linesmen going to refs in every single game now pointing out what they missed and then the rough reviewing what they missed and calling it? You can call that a spear by definition, but certainly that was not the intent. I've never seen spearing get called when you're attempting to play the puck. We've all seen spearing and that was not it.