Penalty or not?

[Warrat]

I was called for an unspecified penalty and am unsure if it so. The ref couldnt clearly explain why, but felt it was. What I did - in a race to the puck I lost and while the opposing player was trying to protect the puck his elbow was exposed by side, within my reach, so I open glove tapped, not shoved/pushed, it forcing him to lose control of the puck. Yes I was behind, so that may factor in, but I don't know what penalty that would be.

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[TorMapleJays]

Sounds like a match

 

[Warrat]

I dont know how you'd figure it was even close to a match, if at all a penalty. There was no chance of injury at all. He simply lost puck control for split second giving me time to get better position

 

[Neutrinos]

When's your hearing with the league?

 

[Warrat]

2 min minor only. If it's a penalty then so be it. Im just curious what rule it violates. I DL'd the NHL rulebook and on quick glance could figure out what violation it was. Haven't had a chance to delve to in depth though.

 

[HansonBro]

Unsportsmanlike. Not defined in the rulebook I bet, just against 'the code'

 

[Goonzilla]

Definitely a match.

 

[TorMapleJays]

You can find the hockey Canada casebook online. It's not a rule book
Well it is. But it's really the officials (me) bible for situations and scenarios. The nhl has different rules then hockey Canada and USA hockey and are more inline with the iihf.

 

[cynicalcitizen]

I dont know how you'd figure it was even close to a match, if at all a penalty. There was no chance of injury at all. He simply lost puck control for split second giving me time to get better position

Embellishment?

 

[Goonzilla]

Simply, as they say in the bigs..."You can't do that"!

 

[Beville]

Interference maybe? I dunno, hard to tell from yor write up.

 

[jw2]

I have no idea what happened, based on your explanation, but you seem to be saying you made a "non hockey move" to take the puck from an opponent. That's usually going to be a penalty.