Why isn’t icing enforced to the inch like offside.

[wetcoast]

Just say NO to A.I. at every turn

Exactly but the refs and mistakes are part of the human element of sports.

It's a bit disengenious for people to seek AI type of perfection which is what often people are trying to do around these parts.

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

Icing battles are likely the most dangerous thing you do in hockey, by far in terms of catastrophic injuries, anyone who has played seriously will tell you it’s better off being called this way.

 

[HighAndTight]

Back to regular icing is the better move. A broken leg shouldn't have fundamentally changed the game.

 

[Seedtype]

Exactly but the refs and mistakes are part of the human element of sports.

It's a bit disengenious for people to seek AI type of perfection which is what often people are trying to do around these parts.

I'm thinking AI watching for offsides and icing is something that should be explored(maybe puck over the glass as well). Have all the officials watch for penalties.

I think the game has just become too fast, and part of the idea is you could just eliminate offside reviews completely.

As for why not just have computers watch for penalties as well? Because humans are not robots and are always gonna be doing something to get an edge. It would just get annoying for calling the rule book perfectly. However, with all refs focused on looking out for infractions should result in more consistent calls. Also, refs need to be on the ice so players don't get out of hand anyways.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

There's way too many icings called now & the OP wants more?

 

[Crease]

There's way too many icings called now & the OP wants more?

I do not.

 

[Hockeylife2018]

I think the reason it's called the way it is now is to avoid injuries.

How many times would guys get laid out having to skate those extra few feet, often times directly into a defender already holding the line stationary.

I always thought it was just to avoid players making unnecessary contact every time they dump it in

 

[Cypher]

If they called icing to the inch like off-side, that Boston game 7 GWG in OT doesn't count

 

[JAK]

It is much easier for the league and referees to management games to be tighter if the referees has discretion on icing, just like they do on penalties

 

[Mick Riddleton]

If they called icing to the inch like off-side, that Boston game 7 GWG in OT doesn't count

Except it wasn't. Pasta beat the Leaf player to the dot, and Lindholm's stick was over the centre line. Sportsnet is usually quick to jump on any kind of missed call, especially against the Leafs, and not a peep out of them.

 

[Djp]

I think the reason it's called the way it is now is to avoid injuries.

How many times would guys get laid out having to skate those extra few feet, often times directly into a defender already holding the line stationary.

I always thought it was just to avoid players making unnecessary contact every time they dump it in

It's about player safety.

Its caused the most injuries by far. If you just run to the line you have time to stop.


You can make 3 blue line crossing an auto icing call

 

[biturbo19]

They really do need to tighten up icing, there is so many instances where a guy is 2ft behind the line and its fine that time.. but then next game the guy is 1.5ft behind the line and that's icing.

Nevermind the fact linesmen never blow it down exactly when the player is at the hashmarks per the rules. Some time its top of the circle, sometimes its when they are almost at the icing line.. its all over the map.

Linesmen really need to get on the same playing field and have some consistency.

The game is placed on ice, not a field. That's why they call it "icing".

 

[King Woodballs]

What drives me about icings, are the defenceman dogging it back and the call still made.
Rather than waving it off.

 

[sennysensen]

Icing seems to be enforced like if there is any doubt, it is called icing. So many d-men skate back trying to make it look like they're skating hard, and it's still called icing.

I think it should be the opposite, to keep the games moving. If there is any doubt, icing should be waved off.