Can players touch/move a broken stick? I thought there was a minor penalty called if this occurs.
Happens twice late in the 2nd on the Blues PP by Brayden Schenn. Play by play even calls in happening.
10.3 Broken Stick – Player - A broken stick is one which, in the opinion of the Referee, is unfit for normal play.
A player without a stick may participate in the game. A player whose stick is broken may participate in the game provided he drops the broken stick. A minor penalty shall be imposed for an infraction of
this rule.
A player who has lost or broken his stick may receive a replacement stick by having one handed to him from his own players’ bench, by having one handed to him by a teammate on the ice or by picking up his own unbroken stick or that of a teammate from the ice. A player will be penalized if he throws or shoots a stick to a teammate on the ice, or if he picks up and plays with an opponent’s stick. A player may not participate in the play using a goalkeeper’s stick. A minor penalty shall be imposed for an infraction of this rule.
A player using a stick thrown on the ice from the players’ or penalty bench will not receive a penalty. However, the person responsible for throwing the stick will receive a bench minor penalty.
53.2 Minor Penalty - A minor penalty shall be imposed:
(iii) For interference when a player moves a stick that is not broken and it interferes with an opposing player or when the player who lost said stick is prevented from retrieving it as a result;
NOTE 1: No penalty will be assessed if moving the non-broken stick if it does not interfere with the play or the opposing player is not attempting to retrieve it.
NOTE 2: When a player discards the broken portion of a stick or some other object by tossing it or shooting it to the side of the ice (and not over the boards) in such a way as to not interfere with the play or opposing player(s), no penalty will be imposed for so doing.
(iv) For unsportsmanlike conduct (plus a game misconduct – 53.5) when a player throws his stick or any part thereof or any other object or piece of equipment outside the playing area in protest of an official’s decision