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Fri, 3 Mar 1995 17:36:09 EST |
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from "Robert J Constantine" at Mar 3, 95 5:06 pm |
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Robert Constantine writes:
>The key sequence in the game came late in the second period when after a
>wild scramble in front of the UNH net, the puck ended across the Wildcat
>goal line. Referee Bob Fowkes immediatly waved off the goal saying that
>the puck had been kicked in. Maine Coach Shawn Walsh took exception to
>this interpretation, at one point grabbing a stick and pointing to the
>spot (near the heel?) where he claimed it had hit, and thence into the net.
>My take on this is that Fowkes may have invoked the now rarely-seen "kick
>shot" rule, which disallows a puck which has been propelled into the net
>by a stick pushed forward by a kicking motion from being called a legal goal.
If this were the case, then by the rules (4.4.a and 6.27.a), Fowkes should
have called a misconduct on whoever "kick-shot" the puck.
"Rarely seen" is right -- I had never even HEARD of this type of shot before
perusing the rule book, and I have certainly never seen it attempted.
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