> > Well, I have 2 cents too. > It seems to me that the best way to reduce the alleged increase in high > sticking is to start calling the penalty more often. After a few games it will > no longer be a problem. > - Bob > I agree that the problem will lessen with calling the infraction more stringently and more consistently but that doesn't solve the short term problem of injuries due to the players "not learning" quickly enough that they will be sent to the penalty box. I surely would not want to be on the receiving end of a high stick to the face once I gave up my mask/glass protection. I realize that the infractions won't end completely and that the risk of injury will still exist. During the Stanley Cup playoffs a NorthStar (Tinordi or Johnson) received a high stick to the face and the pros haven't been required to wear full masks/glass and blood was drawn. -- John J. Feigal phone: (612) 638-7834 NCR Network Products Division email: [log in to unmask] 2700 Snelling Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55113