>information on Hockey East's reaction to and findings of the accident.
>
>http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/presarch/0303/mar11sr.html

In past seasons, Rule 6.3 applied only to deliberate attempts to injure.
This season it was changed to:

  "SECTION 3. A player shall not injure, or deliberately attempt to
  injure an opponent, official, coach or any other non-playing person in
  any manner.

  P E N A L T Y   D i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n ."

Thus, HEA's rather strange remark:

  "The penalty, Attempt to Injure, does not require deliberate behavior."

I think the Commish meant that Rule 6.3 no longer requires deliberate
behavior.

I do not recall this penalty being invoked at the Alfond this season,
even though there were probably several injuries caused by an opponent.

If one takes a slap shot from the blue line and an opponent is hit in
the skate by the puck ...  and gets a really painful bruise, is not the
shooter open to disqualification according to 6.3?!

cheers, wayne

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