High Sticking Should NOT be a Penalty

[PinkFly]

If it's not intentional why would it be a penalty? Just carry on with the game. Sticks are going to fly around when skating or trying to score so I don't think high sticking should be a penalty.

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[Empoleon8771]

Well that's just dumb.

 

[CCM19]

Because the players need to have control of their sticks. These guys don’t wear cages for goodness sakes. These humans have eyes

 

[PucksOnNet]

Is that you, Kerry Fraser?

 

[None Shall Pass]

Whew lad

 

[naruto]

Um players are gonna be less careful about their sticks then.... it may be an accident but it's a good penalty bc it stops intentional high sticks.

Imagine tkatchuk... he would be taking ppls eyes out every other game if there was no penalty.

 

[tucker3434]

Tripping usually isnt intentional either. Should that go too?

 

[Maple Leaf]

Tripping usually isnt intentional either. Should that go too?

Yes because refs are the worst and they contaminate the game

 

[hockeykicker]

play on guys, nothing to see here

 

[Helistin]

Dear God, make it stop.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Tripping usually isnt intentional either. Should that go too?

Too many men and delay of game aswell.

 

[Devil Dancer]

I hate intent-based penalties. IMO diving is handed out way too often.

 

[SabresSharks]

Let's take it a step further ...

Minor penalty to any player whose face smashes into an opponent's stick.

 

[Battle Lin]

imagine we took this guy seriously though, imagine high sticking wasnt a penalty lol...guys will be skating around with their sticks up like lacrosse...there would be more guys on the bench getting stitched up than ones actually on ice playing

 

[Elvs]

Because if it didn't result in a penalty players could carve eachothers eyes out while making it look 'accidental'.

 

[crazyfisherman]

Id argue 99% of penalties arent intentional, lets get rid of all the refs and use their salary to bump the salary cap

 

[RememberTheName]

Might as well ban penalties then as well, because I am sure has heck the majority of them aren't intentional either

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I don't know why hockey fans are so obsessed with not making things a penalty if it's unintentional (such as delay of game). How about these guys are adults and the best players in the world, maybe the onus on them is to be careful. If you accidentally hit someone with your car and kill them, you're not getting off Scott free.

 

[rent free]

play on guys, nothing to see here

thats not even remotely close to what the op is saying. that was a deliberate slash on the face.

 

[rent free]

i agree with the op. i also think icings should be banned. the game would move a lot quicker with it gone.

 

[tny760]

hottest of hot takes

 

[Battle Lin]

can you imagine though, mcdavid at full speed coming at you, oh here how bout a stick to your face connor how you like that...sid is skating at you as your skating back to defend, oh heres a stick to the face, problem solved...there would be like no scoring in hockey

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

high sticking should be a penalty, the extra 2 for blood needs to go.

I am more open to an extra two for a more violent or careless action. the blood shouldn't be the deciding factor imo.

 

[JoVel]

thats not even remotely close to what the op is saying. that was a deliberate slash on the face.

If accidental high sticks wouldn't be a penalty anymore, that would only lead to more intentional high sticks which would lead to more eye injuries etc. Sounds like a great plan.

 

[RDTBay4]

Slashing to the hands should not be a penalty.

Signed,

Sidney Crosby