> During the second period, FSU had a 2:00 5-on-3 power play.
>About :15 into it, (UM goaltender) Steve Shield's stick was broken in
>a flurry in the crease.  He continued playing with only a shaft (this is
>legal for a goaltender), and looked anxiously to the bench whenever the
>puck wasn't nearby.  Michigan cleared the puck on a few occasions and,
>I believe, made two lines changes --- but no one brought Shields a new
>stick.  This went on well past the end of the power play.  When the
>whistle finally stopped play, Shield had gone 2:00-2:30 with a broken
>stick.  He was furious with the Michigan bench.  He flung the broken
>shaft toward the bench and skated to his crease in disgust.  It appeared
>that he exchanged several words with his teammates before he calmed
>down.  The question: could one of his teammates have carried a new goalie
>stick onto the ice and handed it to Shields?
>
>John H
> U Mich
 
 
From what I understand and have seen, it is generally practiced that one of the skaters
should give up their stick to the goaltender.  Granted it is not the same size, but in a
pinch it is better than just the shaft or nothing at all.  I'm not sure if that still applies to a
5-on-3, but I would have to assume that it does.  One of the Mich. players probably
could have carried out a new goalie stick to him during a PK change, if there indeed
was one, but that may have been worse than just letting Shields go.
 
 
 
 
JOSHUA ATKINS
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE