(Scott asks for a ruling on a goal scored immediately after the timekeeper blows the horn, but presumably before or without an on-ice official signaling stoppage of play) ... Since this is the "COLLEGE Hockey Discussion List", I'll ignore the "USA Hockey" rule directive. I've been a timekeeper for a zillion youth and high school games ... and you'd never see me tooting my horn during play :-) For NCAA play, the rules are not at all explicit about stoppages of the clock (to me), but are clear for this event. Rule 6-15 c.(7): "c. A goal shall not be allowed in any of the folowing cases: (7) If a goal is made after the referee, assistant referee or timekeeper has signaled play to stop;" To continue on "stoppages of the clock" ... (1) Why does the clock stop when play stops? (2) If the clock is to stop on a referee's whistle, why isn't there a whistle when a goal is scored? cheers, Wayne Smith The College Hockey Discussion List administrator Systems Group - CAPS BITNET/CREN: wts@maine University of Maine System internet: [log in to unmask] +------------------------Clip and save---------------------------------+ LISTSERV Gem: Signing off the mailing list. (SIGNOFF) If you are leaving for vacation and wish to stop receiving HOCKEY-L mail for that time, or are signing off of HOCKEY-L for the off-season, send this command to the e-mail address "[log in to unmask]": SIGNOFF HOCKEY-L For more information, send the command HELP to [log in to unmask] +------------------------Clip and save---------------------------------+