Jeremy writes:
>Is the NCAA adopting any of the new NHL rule changes?  (Optional helmet,
>diving penalty, etc.)  Just curious.
 
The optional helmet rule is not being adopted by the NC$$ and I doubt it ever
will.  There is a point of emphasis on diving which reads as follows:
"Referees will use the 'wash-out' signal to indicate they have observed a
player deliberately falling to the ice in an attempt to draw a penalty
against an opponent." However, there is no provision for a penalty to be
called for this action.
 
The NC$$ is not following the lead of the NHL in repealing the Edmonton
rule; that is, coincidental minors will still result in substitution for
the penalized players on the ice.
 
All information from the 1993 rule book.
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