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At 10:01 AM 11/22/96 -0500, Doug Garn wrote:
>I always thought that assists were awarded to the last 1 or 2 players who
>TOUCHED the puck before someone scored a goal. After looking at my 1996
>NCAA Rule Book I have to question this.
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>From Rule 6, section 15, d.
> an assist shall be credited to the player or players taking part
> in the play preceding the goal
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>If I'm interpreting this correctly, this could result in...
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> Player A passes to Player B, B passes to Player C, C passes
> back to B, B passes back to C, C shoots and scores
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>Does this mean that both player A and B get assists?
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>If yes, could players B and C pass back and forth 10 times and
>finally C scores, Would Player A still get a assist?
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I believe it also states somewhere that only the last two players who touch
the puck before the third player scores, can be awarded an assist, so I
would say that only player B gets an assist in your example.
Joan M. King
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Iowa State University
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