Question About Potential Waved-Off Icing Situation (Playoff-related!)

[timelydewd]

Hey guys, unfortunately I've not been able to catch any of the Leafs/Bruins series on TV/internet, but I have been able to catch it on the radio (Leafs broadcast). The color commentator, Jim Ralph, has been a little incensed at a couple "missed" icing calls that have happened in the series. I'm here asking if his evaluation of the play(s) is correct.

At least twice, he has said that the linesmen have botched icing calls where a Leaf player was prevented from playing the puck by a Bruin (i.e., tipping it into the zone) on long stretch pass attempts by the Leafs. He said, each time, that these icings are usually waved off. Ignoring the fact that there may be potential interference here, is he right? I see nothing in the icing rule where icing should be waved off if a player on the offending team is prevented from tipping in/playing the puck, etc., by a member of the opposition; it only stipulates that a player on the non-offending side must have a chance to play the puck. Now, I can see this play being interpreted as just that - the player, rather than going for the puck, or attempting to play it, lifts the stick, or otherwise gets in the way of a player on the team "icing" the puck from playing it, not giving himself a chance to play it. However, it doesn't say anything in the actual rule about making an attempt to play the puck - rather, it says it's determined by whether or not he could have made a play on it.

I hope this was clear enough. Made more sense in my head. Anyone know if this is an "unwritten" part of the rule?

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[tarheelhockey]

You're right that this isn't specified in the rules as a reason for waiving off icing, and it's highly unlikely that the refs are going to start calling interference minors because someone stick-lifted an opponent on an icing.

This might end up being the antidote to the stretch pass tip-in strategy.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

There is no unwritten rule. As long as there is a Leaf player trying to stretch the ice and tip the puck, the Bruins player can try and prevent that without having to worry about playing the puck. Onus is all on the Leafs, they need to battle harder to get the puck deep.

The make a play on the puck is more about loose puck situations and slowing up for a puck retrieval or not touching the puck when changing for fear of too many men.

 

[Iapyi]

Icing in the NHL has reached the point of being a serious problem. It slows down the game and is boring as can be. Changes need to be made but I'm not expecting it to happen.

I've seen icing called when the puck didn't even get as far as the goal line and I've seen this numerous times.

NHL has to admit at one point that they have screwed this one up.

 

[Seanaconda]

Icing in the NHL has reached the point of being a serious problem. It slows down the game and is boring as can be. Changes need to be made but I'm not expecting it to happen.

I've seen icing called when the puck didn't even get as far as the goal line and I've seen this numerous times.

NHL has to admit at one point that they have screwed this one up.

Is it during a foot race ? Cuz that would be on purpose cuz they are supposed to call it when they are at the hashmarks or whatever so the dmen don't get killed.

If they randomly call it an icing without it going over the red line otherwise that's pretty bad.