i was listening to the wtka (ann arbor) feed.  the michigan announcers said that
after reviewing their rule book, that they agreed with the call that was made.
 
 
scott quakkelaar
michigan, 1993
ucla, 1995
looking forward to the hockey east playoffs in anaheim...
 
--- John Gabarra <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> In a message dated 99-03-28 21:52:12 EST, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Rules Question: Is offsides negated if  the other team knocks the pck
>  into its own defensive zone?  I know I've seen this called offsides lots
>  of times.  Did the officials just blow it those other times?  This was a
>  huge play, as UNH's only goal in regulation came when Jason Krog was
>  clearly offsides with less than fifteen seconds left in the first period
>  when the puck bounced off of a Michigan skate back into the zone. >>
>
>
> Offsides is negated when the the team SHOOTS the puck into it's own end with
> an attacking player trapped in his attacking zone. If the puck is DEFLECTED
by
> a defensive player into the zone, delayed offsides is initiated.  I was
seated
> just inside the blueline  when that play happened and I wasn't sure whether
it
> was intentionally passed back to the defensive zone or if it was
> deflected....without the benefit of replay, I'd have to give them the benefit
> of the doubt because the linesman was right there in great position with an
> open view of the play. What was said on tv??
> I didn't hear much objection from the crowd directly around us - but then
> again, we were surrounded by UNH fans.
>
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