On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Mike Machnik wrote:
 
> At 5:18 PM -0500 2/6/97, Jennifer McClellan wrote:
> > Kathleen Nelson posted a question about stick placement on
> > face-offs and I didn't see a reply on the list.  It is my belief (without
> > my rulebook handy) that the order of stick placement on face-offs is not
> > determined by offensive/defensive team, but by home/away team.  Is this
> > correct?
>
> Rule 6-12 says that for a face-off at the center ice spot, i.e. at the
> beginning of periods and after goals, the player from the visiting team
> must place his/her stick first.  When the face-off occurs in "any of the
> end face-off circles", it is the player from the attacking team.
 
Now, if only pituitary ball could figure out this obvious improvement
on the alternate-possession rule...
 
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