Dumb rules

[canuck2010]

Does anybody actually agree with calling a penalty on a player playing without a helmet.? If player safety is the issue blow the whistle. Isn't the team and player already and a disadvantage?

Why should a team play short handed through a tournament due to injury? What's wrong with having a cab squad like in the Olympics? Should a team lose a gold medal because they lose three forwards?

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[Statsy]

Does anybody actually agree with calling a penalty on a player playing without a helmet.? If player safety is the issue blow the whistle. Isn't the team and player already and a disadvantage?

Why should a team play short handed through a tournament due to injury? What's wrong with having a cab squad like in the Olympics? Should a team lose a gold medal because they lose three forwards?

I actually do agree with having a penalty for losing your helmet. That rule exists in every league I've ever played in, because safety seems to be more of a concern at the rec level than where players are getting big money to play. Having said that, in my opinion, this guy never actually played the puck (or the man for that matter), he just stood there for a few seconds waiting for the next play to happen. In this particular case, it probably shouldn't have been a call.

I do a agree with having a taxi squad, but then again the tourney allows teams to dress two additional players anyway, so it's like you have some spare parts built in. I would still like the ability to replenish players that are lost for the rest of the tourney, though.

 

[Canadian Finn]

that was a horrible call!!!

if he participated in the play, then, ok.....

but, like a broken stick, you don't get a penalty for holding it, just for using it in the play.

 

[joe89]

I'm not a fan of the helmet rule in this particular case, but there's a reason the play isn't blown dead instead anyway. That would get exploited way too much by players who don't strap their helmets correctly(and maybe more players would deliberately start doing so aswell, which would make the safety aspect even worse overall). A case to case judgement would also make the call extremely iffy. It's either the IIHF way or the NHL way imo, no in-betweens.

 

[Canadian Finn]

and to put the team down two men because of the call.

embarrassing.

 

[New User Name]

I would change the rule if your helmet comes off in your zone, you can still play but as soon as the puck leaves your zone you have to get to the bench.

 

[FinPanda]

I would change the rule if your helmet comes off in your zone, you can still play but as soon as the puck leaves your zone you have to get to the bench.

I like this idea.

 

[Canada4Gold]

crease rule. You should be allowed to go wherever you want to on the ice as long as you're not interfering with anyone.

 

[ATBLeafsTyler]

When it comes to juniors, and the player's ages, wouldn't it be liability also? I'm sure when a player signs an NHL contract it has something in there about injury and what you're signing in to, but for the juniors, is there any liability they need to sign before competing?

 

[Canada4Gold]

As for the helmet rule, if you're in the offensive zone then the penalty for playing without a helmet should just be a defensive zone faceoff. Play still stops so nobody is in danger of a head injury, but you actually have incentive to go off because if you don't you're not going anywhere anyway.

Not sure for the neutral or defensive zones since a defensive zone faceoff would be better than having to skate to the bench while the other team has the puck for a momentary 5 on 4.

 

[Marchy63]

Well the playing without a helmut rule is only enforced because they do not enforce the strapo rule. A player must have their helmut strap tight enough to keep it from falling off, which started as a result of players in juniors pushing their visors up so high that it nio longer covered their eyes. If a players helmut comes off as a result of hockey play (ie: a hit) it should result in a stoppage of play similar to the in the crease rule or when a goalie gets hit in the mask. If a players helmut comes off as a result of him not having it on tight enough he should get a penalty for delay of game, if a player on the other team rips it off than it should be a roughing penalty.

 

[Prntscrn]

I think the helmet rule is a good rule when it come to juniors. But not otherwise