Well aren't *I* embarrassed .... On Wed, 8 Feb 1995, Mike Machnik (and Keith Instone as well :-) wrote: > Jim Love asks about the power play stats for the UIC-WMU game in which > UIC played over a third of the game without a goaltender, and why UIC's > extra man goals weren't counted in the PP stats (likewise WMU's empty > netters in their shorthanded stats). > > The answer is that in determining if a goal is scored on the power play > or shorthanded, you look ONLY at the total number of players on the ice > for each team. It does not matter if one of them is a goaltender or not. <groan> followed by sound of face nestling into the cup of my hands .... Of course I knew this (or should have) - I blame my colossal burst of ignorance on a first class brain fart .... This is what I get for posting with only several hours sleep last night :-( As Rosanne Rosanna Dana used to say - Never Mind .... >> .... when UNH scored 4 goals on a single 5-minute major against BU (I >> was hoping BU wouldn't take any other penalties, so the 'Cats' pp stat >> line would read something like "PPs - BU 1 for 6; UNH 4 for 1" :-) > > Actually, UNH was 4 for 5 during that major alone. On a major, the > number of power play opportunities is equal to 1 + the number of goals > scored on that major. But here's some new information that I *wasn't* aware of. I'd asked around when this situation occurred, and got many conflicting answers, so I'm happy to finally have *that* cleared up .... So now, if there's less than two outs and 1-2 runners on base, the Infield Fly Rule ..... :-) > Oh yes, since I have had people ask before, the time that a goalie is > pulled on a delayed penalty is NOT considered empty net time. But on the rare occasions when a *legal* goal is scored in this situation, is it charged against the (temporarily) departed goalie ?? Humbly (and chagrined) from Maryland - Jim P.S. Does this mean my charter membership in the CHDA is now revoked ??