At 7:14 AM -0600 9/15/96, Arthur Berman wrote:
> John Short, in his column in the Edmonton Journal yesterday written
> *before* the game had a thought on why the US team has gotten so
> skilled.  The Canadian Junior teams use NHL rules and therefore have the
> "tag up" off side rule which, in Short's opinion (and mine) prevents
> defencemen from learning good puckhandling skills.  Short pointed out
> than an area that the US is arguably superior is in the puck handling
> skills of its defencemen.  This is relevant to college hockey because it
> still has the traditional off side rule.  I think this observation merits
> some thought and discussion.
 
If you are referring to the delayed offside rule in which the offside is
waved off if all offensive players in the zone make skate contact with the
blue line (Rule 6-30(e)(2)), it has been this way in college hockey for
many years too.  I do not recall when the change was made, but I think it
was around the same time that the NHL changed its rule.
 
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