In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Bradley Carlson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>It seemed to myself and many other people at Saturday's UMich/Wisc game
>that there was a lot of confusion when or when not to play 4 on 4 when they
> called coincidental penalties.  The incident that stands out in my mind is
> when a player from each team was given 4 min. for roughing(I think it was
> roughing).  The officials called for each team to put an extra man in the
>box while they played 4 on 4 for two minutes.  They then played the last 2
> minutes of the penalties  at 5 on 5.  I know this was discussed recently
>on Hockey-L but I would appreciate it if someone could clear up my
>confussion.  Thanks in advance!
>
>Brad Carlson
>U Mich
>1995 NCAA Final Four!!!
 
Kurt and I discussed this as we watched the play, and we both wondered what
was going on.
 
Apparently it goes like this:
 
The first set of coincidental minors forces the 2 minutes.  At the end of 2
minutes, the 4x4 must be replaced.  The second set of 2 minute minors
are no loss of manpower.  So, there must be a 4x4 for the first set
of matching minors, and no replacement for the second set.  Therefore,
someone must come out of the box after 2 minutes to make it 5x5.
 
Hope that explains it.
 
BTW, I walked to the meeting place on Saturday, but did not find anyone.
Sorry I missed everyone.  I just hope I was in the right place.
 
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