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I didn't see the cross-check in question here.
I'd support making a cross-check (or any other stick foul) to the head an
automatic major.
Checks from behind, I'm not so sure. I really wasn't happy with the results
of when USA hockey made a check from behind an automatic misconduct. I saw
several instances of players who turned suddenly, just as a check was being
delivered, resulting in players unfairly getting misconducts. Some coaches
were accused (though it seemed rather far-fetched to me) of "teaching"
players to turn their backs to draw checking from behind penalties. I've
seen checks from behind that were, in my opinion, deserving at most of a
minor penalty. Without a doubt, some checks from behind are deserving of
majors. But in my opinion, not all are.
The problem with making every instance of a penalty an automatic major is
that if, in the opinion of the referee, the act isn't deserving of a major,
then many referees won't call anything at all. The result is that the
penalty starts to get called less than it should be.
Clay
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