Several years ago in an effort to stop players from embellishing college hockey added a
rule to penalize players from this practice. But somewhere along the way Hockey East
refs(maybe all refs I only call what I see) made the rule actually increase the practice.
Here is the problem......
There are 3 things that can result from a player when he tries to flop, dive etc.
1. The refs call a penalty on the other team(dive successfull)
2. The refs call matching calls on both players ex. hook and a dive(dive a draw)
3. The refs call a dive only (dive unsuccesfull)
The problem as I have observed over the last few years is the HE Refs only call #1 & #2 and
never #3. The refs mostly take the cop-out call #2 which usually angers both teams and solves
nothing.
If you are a player and the only 2 results of a dive are you getting a powerplay or the ref calling
a matching why would you not want to dive? You wouldnt because the WORST you get out of the
deal is a draw. It s NO LOSE GAMBLE!!!
I watched over 40 college games this year and only saw 1 dive only call. HE needs
to make the refs make a dive only call for the rule to have any power.
rule to penalize players from this practice. But somewhere along the way Hockey East
refs(maybe all refs I only call what I see) made the rule actually increase the practice.
Here is the problem......
There are 3 things that can result from a player when he tries to flop, dive etc.
1. The refs call a penalty on the other team(dive successfull)
2. The refs call matching calls on both players ex. hook and a dive(dive a draw)
3. The refs call a dive only (dive unsuccesfull)
The problem as I have observed over the last few years is the HE Refs only call #1 & #2 and
never #3. The refs mostly take the cop-out call #2 which usually angers both teams and solves
nothing.
If you are a player and the only 2 results of a dive are you getting a powerplay or the ref calling
a matching why would you not want to dive? You wouldnt because the WORST you get out of the
deal is a draw. It s NO LOSE GAMBLE!!!
I watched over 40 college games this year and only saw 1 dive only call. HE needs
to make the refs make a dive only call for the rule to have any power.
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