I can't quot you line and verse but a player must either immdeiately
retrive his helmet or skate to the bench when he loses his helmet. Of
course this leaves the possiblity of what happens when a player is in a
scrum and can't do either one?
David
On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, Ralph Baer wrote:
> Let me first thank Kurt for posting the box scores of the
> RPI-Harvard games. One thing struck me as unusual:
>
> >
> > HU-Breistroff (playing without a helmet) 7:52
> >
>
> Could someone explain what happened and what the relevant rule is? As
> it seems to me highly unlikely that someone stepped onto the ice
> without a helmet, I assume that Breistroff's helmet was knocked off
> during play. I have always thought that if a helmet comes off one
> could continue play until the next whistle, or is this only the NHL
> rule?
>
> Ralph Baer
> RPI '68, '70, '74
>