>> During the Michigan - Ferris Game the goaltender was given a delay
>> of game penalty for covering the puck.  The puck was approx. 8 feet outside
>> the crease when he covered it.
>>
>> Is this illegal, I thought the goalie could cover the puck and stop play
>> anywhere he wanted. I've been shaking my head on this one ever since.
>>
>> Any clarification would be great.  Jerry,
>
> What probably happened was the goalie was outside of his priviliged
> area.  This is a rectangle extending from the face-off dots, straight
> back to the boards behind the net.  If the goalie covers the puck outside
> of this rectangle, he gets a minor for delay og game.
>
> This happened in our exhibition game with Alberta--due to the lengthy
> explaination to the coaches & players, I got the impression that this is
> not a common rule, but it's in the NCAA.
>
> Kirk
 
I've seen this called once in five years of college hockey. Cornell's
Jason Elliott was called for it in his first ECAC game back in '94
It's not a rule in some other levels of hockey (Juniors) as Bill
Fenwick reported back in Nov '94:
 
> Elliott made a rare miscue at the 13:48 mark, when he raced out past the
> left faceoff dot and gloved a loose puck before a streaking Rob Pattison
> could get to it.  Since he held onto it outside the crease, he was called
> for delay of game.  Interestingly enough, according to the _Cornell Daily
> Sun_, this play was legal in the junior league (in British Columbia) where
> Elliott played before joining the Big Red.
 
 
Keith Kannenberg
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