i always thought the puck was live until the whistle blew,
ala below.  i was told once by a ref that no matter whether
the whistle blows or not it's a slash if i keep whacking at
it after the goalie covers it.  as a result, i've now toned
down my aggressiveness in the crease...
 
granted it's a tier 5 game in the local hackers league, but
a rule's a rule, no?
 
scott quakkelaar
michigan 1993
ucla 1995
 
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:
: If a referee loses sight of the puck then he is supposed to blow the
: whistle.  I do not recall much, if any, bellyaching on this list
: last month when referee Jim Villandry did not blow the whistle when
: Tom Noble froze the puck in the crease, thereby allowing Derek Bekar
: to hack away until he knocked the puck into the net.
:
: Bekar's own comment on the goal from the US College Hockey Online
: game recap:  "I should have put it in the first time," said Bekar.
: "He covered it up, but the whistle never blew, so I whacked it in."
 
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