On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Hampton, Nathan E.
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> Isn't it the case for checking from behind, that it is a 5-minute major and Game DQ automatically? If the call was checking from
> behind, than there is no choice or option for the referee. Normally referees try to wiggle out of the automatic DQ by calling boarding
> instead of checking from behind. That is where the real judgment comes in. But if the call was boarding, and then the Game DQ was
> done separately, then it must have been for a different reason.

Checking from behind into the boards or the net is a 5-minute major
and either a Game Misconduct or a Game Disqualification.

You're right, though, that Boarding is the call used to keep a player
in the game, if the referee doesn't feel that it warrants ejection.

John

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John Edwards
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