<< I have a quick rules question:  If a defensive player (other than the
 goalie) deliberately falls on a puck in the crease, is a penalty shot
 always awarded, or is this only the rule during power plays?
 
 Carl Sussman
 Brown '96
  >>
 
The Good Book sayeth:
 
Rule 6, Section 13, Falling on or Diving for the Puck:
Para. b.  A defending player, except the goalkeeper, shall not be permitted to
fall on the puck or hold the puck or gather a puck into the body or hands when
the puck is within the goal crease.  For a violation of this rule, play shall
be stopped immediately and a penalty shot/optional minor penalty shall be
assessed against the offending team; an additional penalty shall not be
assessed.
 
Rule 4, Section 6, Penalty Shot/Optional Minor Penalty:
Para. a.  When any infraction of the rules calls for a penalty shot not
involving a major, disqualification or misconduct penalty, the nonoffending
team shall be given the option of accepting the penalty shot or having a minor
penalty assessed to the offending player.  If, however, a major,
disqualification or misconduct penalty, is incurred with the penalty shot, the
shot shall be awarded and the penalty for the prescribed infraction shall be
assessed.
 
Bob
 
(It's still not as great as curling up in front of a crackling fire with a
copy of the Internal Revenue Code, but this little book is getting easier to
figure out.)
 
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