How do you call that, ref?
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February, 29, 2016
Question
What is the criteria for the officials calling for a stoppage in play when a player is injured on the ice?
Your situation touches on a couple of issues so hopefully I can explain.
Firstly, if the referee thinks that a player has suffered a serious injury play should be stopped immediately. If your son was attempting to get to the bench then chances are that he has not suffered a serious injury.
Subsequently, the basic guideline for stopping play due to an injury is covered by Hockey Canada rule 2.6 (g), which essentially states that the injured player's team has to have possession and control of the puck in order for play to be stopped, and only then in situations where the injured player's team does not have a scoring opportunity.
From what you have described, as long as the opposing team has the puck, and the injury does not appear to be serious, the referee has to allow play to continue until the injured player's team gains possession of the puck.
January 20, 2016
Question
This question was asked of me at the rink the other night. If you have never seen this situation it can be a head scratcher! A peewee team had two players each receive a minor penalty, and then a third player was given a minor penalty. How does the timing work in a situation like this?
Answer
The easiest way to explain something like this is to walk through the situation. One thing to bear in mind is that only two time penalties can be served at any one time. So here goes:
- At 7:00 remaining in the period, Jets #3 and Jets #5 each receive minor penalties. These penalties go on the clock, and start when play resumes. Jets are two players short on the ice.
- At 6:30, Jets #9 receives a minor as well. Two time penalties are being served, so this penalty can't start until one of the previous penalties finishes. Jets remain two players short.
- (Assume that there are no other penalties and no stoppages in play until 2:30)
- At 5:00, the penalties to #3 and #5 expire. The penalty to #9 can now start. Jets #3 can return to the ice, but if #5 does there will be too many men on the ice. Thus #5 has to wait for the next whistle. Jets are one player short (based on penalties), even though there are two players in the penalty box.
- At 3:00 the penalty to #9 expires. #5 may now return to the ice, as that penalty expired first. #9 can return to the ice at the next stoppage in play and the Jets play at full strength from this point onward.
- A stoppage occurs at 2:30 and #9 returns to the ice.
It may look odd if you ever see it, but all referees are trained for a situation such as this. Feel free to ask me about this if it is as clear as mud!
-Sandy
