the exact reason for the weird penalty was as follows:
the teams have to be on the ice 7 (or 6???)minutes before the beginning of the
game
the eagles showed up 6 (or 5??)minutes before the beginning of the game
so they were a minute late
thats why they got the penalty
 
the thing about the home team being on the ice first is not as strict a rule
and the usually don't penalize for that
 
regards,
v
 
 
Scott Quakkelaar~ wrote:
 
> what's the point of this rule?  and can any visiting team use it to
> try to beat the home team onto the ice for an easy power play?
>
> that could potentially be 4 power plays for an overtime game.
>
> seems like maybe a good idea not completely thought out...
>
> scott quakkelaar
> michigan 1993
>
> :
> : Due to my short attention span, I don't recall seeing the explanation for
> : the penalty. The following excerpt, from Gregg Wongs column in yesterdays
> : St. Paul Pioneer Press, sheds some light on the matter...
> :
> : "Picky, picky: Under NCAA rules, the home team must skate onto the ice
> : before the visitor before the game and before each period. Boston College
> : learned that the hard way in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Boston University. The
> : visiting Terriers beat the tardy Eagles onto the ice before the game, so the
> : referee assessed a bench penalty, meaning BC began the game skating a man
> : short."
> :
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