On 14/04/2008, Hampton, Nathan E. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The direct kicking motion is an NHL rule, and I wonder if the same rule
exists in college hockey rules. The college hockey rule might not
> require a direct kicking motion, because there certainly was none. If the
rule says something like "direct contact with the skate before
> going in" then that is right.
>
>  Who do you think was the video judge? Probably the same referee (and I
use that term lightly) who officiated the Skills Competition on
> Friday night. No wonder they messed it up if that was the case.

The NCAA rule is:

SECTION 18. a. A goal is scored when the puck passes between the goal
posts initially propelled legally by the stick of a player of the attacking
team...

A goal shall be allowed if the puck has been directed into the goal by an
attacking player with the skate, unless a distinct kicking motion is used.
When administering this rule, the puck must initially be legally propelled
by a stick.
-end quote

So, the "distinct kicking motion" is a requirement.

I found a CP story that quotes Greg Shepherd as saying: "The puck was kicked
in the net by the Notre Dame player's right skate. The skate was moving
toward the goal line. There were sticks in the crease, and we needed to make
sure there wasn't a deflection off the sticks or the defender's skates after
it was kicked."

The interpretation used appeared to be that the skate moving towards the net
provided that kicking motion. I suspect the NCAA interpretation is still
more restrictive than the NHL's (where you basically have to stop the puck,
tee it up and then kick it in the net before a goal is disallowed).

Since I was about 6 rows up from Sara, I also had no view of it. I was
stunned that there was no announcement as to the reason for the disallowed
goal. I thought that was standard operating procedure, even long before the
days of video replay. I also expected to see a replay once the decision was
made. At the time, my first thought was that there might have been someone
was in the crease, although that wouldn't take a replay of as long as this
one was.

My sister suspected the referee was actually phoning a sports talk show. I
just figured the NCAA had some extra ads they wanted to use (lest we only
hear 417 times that there are over 300,000 NCAA student-athletes bla bla
bla...).

I got back from Denver last night. It was good seeming everybody at the
games and the Dinner.

Sara -  The answer to your question is "too soon". We watched pretty much
all of the ceremony.
Erik - Slap Shot 2 can be had at Amazon.com for $1.29. Still too much!

John

-- 
John Edwards
I used to put quotes here.