On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Deron Treadwell wrote:
 
> According to a person close to Hockey East official Frank Cole, the NCAA is
> going to consider, and likely pass a rule change that will forbid carrying
> of the puck on the blade of the stick as Mike Legg did when he scored
> against Minnesota in the a 1996 NCAA Quarterfinal game.
>
> This source says that Cole believes that a rule change will be enacted
> because of the concern (the NCAA's not necessarily Frank Cole) that players
> will begin carrying the puck on the blade of the stick all over the ice.
 
[snip]
 
> The question is, is such a rule necessary??  Now.. discuss!  :-)
 
Absolutely NOT.  One bump, and you drop the puck.  The last time I
looked, hockey was a contact sport.  The situation has to be perfect to
execute the "DO IT shot" as former WMU player Bill Armstrong calls it.
Last year, a local Albany TV sports reporter did a segment on Armstrong
and the "DO IT shot".  Armstrong outlined the situation that the shot
could be attempted and be successful.  I believe that Armstrong was the
only person before Mike Legg to use the shot in a game (AHL and IHL), and
you don't see a lot of AHL and IHL players are not carrying the puck on
their sticks.
 
one persons opinion
 
KP
 
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