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Date: | Wed, 29 Jan 1992 17:50:10 EST |
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About OSU-Michigan and center David Smith:
Whether or not Smith is a dirty player, if he purposely shot a puck into the
Michigan crowd (as opposed to accidentally deflecting it or something), he
should have been thrown out of the game. Shooting a puck into the crowd is
nothing less than a deliberate attempt to injure somebody -- an action that
carries an automatic game disqualification penalty (for intent to injure) if
you do it to an opposing player, coach, or manager, or to an official. I
didn't see anything in the rulebook about intent to injure a spectator (al-
though penalties are spelled out for players who go after people in the
stands), but I can't believe this kind of thing can go unpunished. Even
though it happened during warm-ups, the officials are usually out there for
at least part of the warm-up period, so they should be able to make any
calls that are deemed necessary. (I don't know if they were out there or
not when the incident occurred)
--
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