>>> 5. Mouth guards - Rule 3-4-c
>>> Officials and coaches must continue to emphasize the importance of the
>>> mouth guard. The rules committee is steadfast in its efforts to ensure
>>> that all players wear mouth guards.
>>
>> This is a joke. WCHA officials NEVER emphasize this in any way...mouthguards
>> dangle all over the place before, during, and after play. How is it in other
>> leagues?
>>
> Same in CCHA, where last year many players didn't even bother with them,
> and many that were worn were minimalist and provided no protection. I don't
> believe I've EVER seen this one called.
 
I've seen a mouthguard violation called at least once at a Cornell game
(ECAC) in the past few years (2/1/97 against Yale). I seem to remember
a couple of other occurences though if so I didn't explicitly indicate
mouthguard in the box scores. It's not a common event, but it does happen.
 
I can't honestly say I pay attention to the players mouths during a game
so I don't really know whether this rule is generally adhered to or not.
 
Keith Kannenberg
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