>6-35-c        Referee may stop play along boards to eliminate unnecessary
>              contact around the puck:  A minor penalty shall be imposed on any
>              player, including the goalkeeper, who holds, freezes or plays the
>              puck with the stick, skates or body along the boards in such a
>              manner as to cause a stoppage of play.  There will not be a
>              whistle for any reason for a stalled puck along the boards unless
>              a player unintentionally falls on the puck.  However, the referee
>              may stop play along the boards if allowing play to continue leads
>              to unnecessary contact surrounding the puck.
>
 
Does anybody besides me have a problem with a rule that starts out by
saying that there will not be a whistle "for any reason" in a certain
situation, and then immediately contradicts itself by describing two
reasons for blowing the whistle?
 
Also, since the rule refers to "unnecessary contact", just what, pray tell,
is "necessary contact"?
 
 
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