Rereading the rule that Ben posted earlier, one of the Huskies players had
his skate in the crease
before the puck ever reached the crease. presumably, this was a shot from a
St. Cloud player
(which means St. Cloud was still "in possession" of the puck).  The fact
that the puck deflected
off the Michigan goaltender happened after that and was really irrelevant by
that point in time.


----- Original Message -----
From: "kam" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: rules question


> Okay, let's get really pickey here!  :-)
>
> At the time the puck was coming under the goaltender, no SCSCU player had
> "possession" it deflected off of Blackburn.  So, how does the rule apply
> then?
>
>
> HOCKEY!!!! -- GO GOPHERS!!!
> kam
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Benjamin J. Flickinger
> > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:32 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: rules question
> >
> >
> > --- kam wrote:
> > I agree, Mark.  The SCSU player was not "standing" in the crease when
the
> > goal went in.  He was moving through that corner of it.  He was not
> > interferring with the play.  I say it was a goal.
> > --- end of quote ---
> >
> > The NCAA does not use the new NHL rule which allows for discretion of
the
> > referee regarding interference. You yourself say he was "moving
> > through that
> > corner of it." That seems to pretty much qualify him as "skating
> > through the
> > goal crease while the attacking team has possession of the puck."
> >
> > Therefore, no goal is the correct call.
>