Re: Cornell@RPI 1/17/15
The announcers said Neal's shot hit the post and then went behind the goal line for icing.
Doesn't the rule say it's not icing if the puck goes through the crease? Doesn't the puck have to go through the crease to hit the post?
Rule 85, p. 71:
Icing
- For the purpose of this rule, the center line will divide the ice
into halves. Should any player of a team, equal or superior in numerical
strength to the opposing team, shoot, bat with the hand or stick, kick or
deflect the puck from his own half of the ice, beyond the goal line of the
opposing team, play shall be stopped.
For the purpose of this rule, the point of last contact with the puck by the
team in possession shall be used to
determine whether icing has occurred.
For the purpose of interpretation of this rule,
icing is completed the instant
the puck crosses the goal line, unless an attacking player, who is onside at the
blue line and with no opponent between that player and the goal line and is
clearly in position to be the first player to touch the puck. Icing shall not be
called in this situation. This decision by the official shall be made no later
than the first player reaching the end zone face-off dots. If the puck enters
the goal in this situation icing shall not be called and a goal shall be awarded.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section concerning batting the
puck in respect to the icing rule, the provisions in Rule 71 apply and no goal
may be scored by batting the puck with the hand into the opponent’s goal.
If, while the official has signaled a slow whistle for a clean interception
under Rule 86 (offsides), the player intercepting shoots or bats the puck
beyond the opponent’s goal line in such a manner as to constitute icing, the
official’s delayed whistle shall end the instant the puck crosses the blue line
and icing shall be called in the usual manner