Should play continue when the puck goes in the netting?

[AlphaCatalyst]

The Glass is there to keep the puck in play

The netting is there so that when the puck goes over the glass and out of play no one gets hurt.

 

[Esse]

I don't even... no.

 

[tarheelhockey]

No, but they should probably consider raising the glass. Especially behind the net.

 

[Derrty]

They should continue to play if the puck goes into the crowd too

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

why dont they just extend the glass up to the ceiling?

 

[WaveRaven]

Yes. This is no reason to stop play .... Someone mentioned the fans throwing it back, but there was a time when the players would go into stands to get the puck .......

 

[StoneHands]

And then what happens when someone clears the puck on a PK and it goes over the glass and kills someone? The reason the net is in place is to protect the fans, it wasn't even there until a few years back.

I can however see them raising the glass another few feet behind the net, that I would be in favor of.

 

[darglor]

The netting pretty much guarantees that the puck stops dead when it hits it and then the puck takes a second or two to fall, which gives the forecheckers more time to get to it before the defenders can clear it. Teams would purposely start lobbing dump-ins to the netting instead of to the cross-corner in order to have a higher success rate of keeping the puck in the enemy zone.

Defensemen would be caught waiting, almost like the punt receiver in football, except they don't get to call fair catch so they'd be getting smoked every play.

Overall, you'd see a lot more pucks go to the netting, more injuries to defensemen and likely more pucks that miss the netting (on the sides) to actually go into the crowd.

Bad idea.

 

[Davebo*]

Gives forecheckers too much time to recover the puck. Instead of dumping it in, just arc it at the net.

Could you imagine the increase in boarding and charging calls...

 

[Kane One]

Yes. This is no reason to stop play .... Someone mentioned the fans throwing it back, but there was a time when the players would go into stands to get the puck .......

That's not what's going on in the picture.

 

[cbcwpg]

The netting pretty much guarantees that the puck stops dead when it hits it and then the puck takes a second or two to fall, which gives the forecheckers more time to get to it before the defenders can clear it. Teams would purposely start lobbing dump-ins to the netting instead of to the cross-corner in order to have a higher success rate of keeping the puck in the enemy zone.

Defensemen would be caught waiting, almost like the punt receiver in football, except they don't get to call fair catch so they'd be getting smoked every play.

Overall, you'd see a lot more pucks go to the netting, more injuries to defensemen and likely more pucks that miss the netting (on the sides) to actually go into the crowd.

Bad idea.

This. First thing I thought of as well. If the net is in play, that's where I would be dumping the puck. The advantage goes to the team dumping it in.

The other issue is consistency. Sure the glass does have different bounces in different rinks, but no where near as bad as the netting is. In my rink I would guess that 30-40% of the pucks that hit the net actually fall into the front row of seats, just because of the way the net hangs and how tight it is. Where I'm sure in some rinks all the pucks that hit the net fall back into play. So if the net comes into play, and teams start to dump the puck in off the net, do they get a penalty if the puck still ends up in the seats? Would be a delay of game in my eyes. And if you might get a penalty, then nobody's going to do it.

 

[JWells16]

Gives forecheckers too much time to recover the puck. Instead of dumping it in, just arc it at the net.

Also, it could cause players to aim it at the netting. And if they miss, well...

 

[JWells16]

why dont they just extend the glass up to the ceiling?

Not sure if serious, but if the glass breaks, that's a heck of a piece of glass to replace.

 

[Frelimo]

Shouldn't stop play after a goal either. Just let the goalie give it to a defenceman and the players from the team that scored leave the area to allow for a breakout. Straight up shinny. Can do similar things for offsides, icing, etc. All penalities become penalty shots. No periods. Just straight up 60 mins before dinner, or, until it gets dark outside.

 

[Jack Straw]

Yes. This is no reason to stop play .... Someone mentioned the fans throwing it back, but there was a time when the players would go into stands to get the puck .......

lol... it wasn't a puck he was going after

 

[KPower]

Good one op.

Hook,line,and sinker

 

[Xirik]

I'd hope that they have air getting pumped into there.

"Mommy, why are all the players lying on the ground gasping?"

 

[tarheelhockey]

That's not what's going on in the picture.

lol... it wasn't a puck he was going after

No really, that was the time the puck went in the stands and they had to get it back. They were out of pucks.

 

[Jack Straw]

No really, that was the time the puck went in the stands and they had to get it back. They were out of pucks.

Oh right... THAT time...

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Not sure if serious, but if the glass breaks, that's a heck of a piece of glass to replace.

I wasn't serious

 

[dingbathero]

IS THIS a SERIOUS thread?

*shakes head*

 

[IAmBobo]

There will be no more delay of game penalties

 

[Buck Aki Berg]

My head hurts from all the circular logic in this thread.

 

[tarheelhockey]

My head hurts from all the circular logic in this thread.

The logic only seems circular because of your headache.

 

[Brooklanders*]

No. And its dangerous at times.