McBeastMode
Registered User
From the NHL rules...
"As there is a human factor involved in blowing the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually being blown. The fact that the puck may come loose or cross the goal line prior to the sound of the whistle has no bearing if the Referee has ruled that the play had been stopped prior to this happening."
I have watched Hockey for the past 30 years...Whistle blown..play stops..I have never seen this rule used,
until the last few Oilers games...
The pileup against Vancouver...No whistle..The Ref was busy holding the net on it's moorings...
"The Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually being blown"
So it is easier for a Ref to wave his arms back and forth ,than to blow a little whistle..
To me..A blown whistle stops play..Intent to blow the whistle....????
This rule needs some clarification...
"As there is a human factor involved in blowing the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually being blown. The fact that the puck may come loose or cross the goal line prior to the sound of the whistle has no bearing if the Referee has ruled that the play had been stopped prior to this happening."
I have watched Hockey for the past 30 years...Whistle blown..play stops..I have never seen this rule used,
until the last few Oilers games...
The pileup against Vancouver...No whistle..The Ref was busy holding the net on it's moorings...
"The Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually being blown"
So it is easier for a Ref to wave his arms back and forth ,than to blow a little whistle..
To me..A blown whistle stops play..Intent to blow the whistle....????
This rule needs some clarification...