Here was the situation:
 
Columbus, OH, March 2, 1997, OSU vs. Michigan:
 
1) A Michigan player, I believe it was Bobby Hayes, is in the penalty box
for a 2-minute minor.
 
2) Behind the OSU net, Michigan's John Madden (I could be wrong on the
names, but we're looking at the situation here) trips a Ohio State player.
Referee Roger Graff puts his arm up, indicating a delayed call.  OSU has
possesion of the puck, so play continues.
 
3) Ohio State attacks the net, and a Michigan defenseman purposely knocks
the net off the moorings.  There is approximately 1:30 left on the Hayes
penalty.
 
4) Due to the net being knocked off the moorings, Graff calls a penalty shot.
 
5) Penalty shot is good, goal for OSU.  Graff allows Hayes to exit the box,
and puts Madden in for 2 minutes (tripping).
 
Did he make the right call?
 
First, let's look at the non-penalty shot situation (a normal delayed
penalty situation):
Let's say that OSU scores. In that case, Hayes exits the box and Madden
enters.  2:00 5-on-4 for the Buckeyes.  If OSU does not score, Hayes stays
in, Madden goes in too.  1:30 5-on-3 and then :30 of 5-on-4 for the Buckeyes.
 
Now, in a penalty-shot situation:
The rule book clearly states that a scored penalty shot does not terminate
a minor penalty (power play).  So, if Madden was NOT being called for the
trip, Hayes would have stayed in the box, no matter what happened on the
penalty shot.
 
But, Madden was being called for a trip, a penalty shot was called, and the
penalty shot was converted.  The question now are:
 
      1) What happens to the first penalty?
      2) What happens to the delayed penalty?
 
According to the rule book, a penalty shot does not terminate a power play.
 By that rule, the first penalty should have stayed on the clock.  BUT,
this situation is a little more complicated.
 
hmmmm......
 
Roger
 
At 02:35 PM 3/6/97 -0400, David Morgenstern wrote:
>>>>>>>>
= I am pretty sure that a previous post that mentioned scoring on a delayed
= penalty shot was incorrect.  The assumption was that if a man was in the
= box the goal counts and then you take the penalty shot.  The goal would
= count, but the penalty shot would be wiped out.  The mistake here is
= assuming that a penalty shot is just like a minor penalty.  It is not.  The
= point of the penalty shot is to restore the lost scoring chance.  If the
= guy scored on it, he doesn't get a chance for a bonus goal.
=
= If a team is on the power play and gets awarded a penalty shot and they
= score, the player in the box comes out and the teams return to even
= strength (unless the shorthanded team had 2 people in the box, or 1 serving
= a major).
=
= The other issue is that if you don't score on the shot, you don't get a
= power play after that.  I think I saw someone post that if they miss the
= shot, a  man goes in the box, that isn't true (unless the player has been
= assessed multiple penalties).  I think what must have happened in the game
= that led to all this is that the ref was calling a delayed penalty for
= something else, then the infraction that led to the penalty shot happened.
= That is the only reason I know of that someone could be sent to the box
= after a goal on a penalty shot.  It is also pretty rare to have a delayed
= penalty shot, so the fact that the ref was calling a delayed penalty led me
= to think he was calling something else.  In all the excitement, and
= probably arguing, that went on after the penalty shot call, it wouldn't
= surprise me if the rink announcer never got the proper info to the fans in
= attendance.  I think that this shot was called for removing the goal
= deliberately.  If that is the case then the whistle blows immediately (when
= the ref sees the goal off the pegs) and there is no time for a delayed
= call.
=
= Now that I have said all this pretty confidently, I have to point out that
= this only comes from watching and playing, and the NHL rulebook.  I am
= still waiting for my NCAA book, so with that said.  If anyone has the NCAA
= book, I would be happy to be corrected on any of the above points.  You
= never know when one of these obscure situations can win you a beer.  Like
= at the regionals maybe?
=
= Dave
=
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