WC: Women's World Championships in Finland

[bluesfan94]

Rule 185, iii):
An attacking skater who makes incidental contact with a goaltender out of his goal crease while both try to gain possession of the puck will not be penalized. If a goal is scored at this time, the goal will count.

There's no way the goalie could have been determined to have been in the crease when contact (which was definitely incidental) was made.

Well, to play Devil's Advocate, because I agree, her skate/pad was in the crease. And it could be argued not to be incidental contact (Admittedly I don't know the exact definition).

 

[behemolari]

Finland were jobbed. Coach should have taken the team off the ice and refused to play.

I was expecting that, surprise surprise didn't have balls

 

[Rangers79]

How so? Maybe political have different meanings in different languages. Everyone knows the US and Canada are the leading powers in Woman's hockey, and to assume they don't want to piss them of with a scandal/weird decision against them is legitimate. I would personally think there is a bigger chance of the leading nations getting advantages in smaller markets like woman's hockey compared to the men.

What would USA or Canada do? Not participate?

 

[bluesfan94]

The penalty was coming after the goalie gave the rebound

But that can't possibly be, because Rigsby had the puck when the Finnish player skated into her.

 

[Machinehead]

Don't even feel like we won

I'm happier Canada didn't.

 

[Nineteen67]

That’s what I saw

If Riggsby got called for a trip, then it’s a delayed penalty. She was the first one to touch the puck (gave up a rebound), so play is dead.

And damn, this announcer dude on NHL Network is crazy butt hurt.

Have to control the puck. But the trip happened after the rebound.

 

[Saekk]

But that can't possibly be, because Rigsby had the puck when the Finnish player skated into her.

Never had possession of the puck.

 

[Nurmagomedov]

I don’t know the iihf rule book but it’s actually quite straightforward if you look at it through NHL eyes:

- team A commits penalty
- play is live for team B until team touches puck (delayed penalty)
- whistle blows
- team A to box. Team B to power play

So if the call was

- trip by US goalie
- arm goes up - called penalty
- US was first team to touch puck (goalie)

So if that’s the case, it’s accurate - once goalie touched the puck, the play was over. The shot that went in technically never happened.

The ref would not need to review intent to whistle so that's not it. It's goalie interference. Perhaps borderline but i don't think it was a bad call.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Even president of Finland request explanation

Dude really cares that much?

This game was just something to
watch before the NHL playoff games later today and of course, Game of Thrones.

 

[c9777666]

If not now, when? When will someone other than Canada or the US ever win gold?

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Never had possession of the puck.

Doesn’t need to be possession on a delayed penalty call, just a touch up.

 

[Prntscrn]

What would USA or Canada do? Not participate?

Maybe they would just rather have the smaller fish against them than the bigger fish?

Now I personally don't think it was like that I just think it was incompetence. But I get the reasoning.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

If not now, when? When will someone other than Canada or the US ever win gold?

As soon as Turkmenistan or Swaziland ice a team.

 

[Albatros]

That’s what I saw

If Riggsby got called for a trip, then it’s a delayed penalty. She was the first one to touch the puck (gave up a rebound), so play is dead.

And damn, this announcer dude on NHL Network is crazy butt hurt.

Except the trip took place after she had touched the puck. So the way it was called was goaltender interference (no penalty FIN) -> tripping (penalty USA) -> goal FIN (disallowed: goaltender interference). It's absurd.

 

[Goldmember]

Good game but unfortunately not so good work from the referees. Well thats hockey baby!!!

 

[Saekk]

Doesn’t need to be possession on a delayed penalty call, just a touch up.

Clearly that was not the case during the other delayed penalty.

 

[paulhiggins]

It's women's ice hockey, there's nothing political happening.

Yeah just like rigging Olympic boxing could never happen either?

 

[bluesfan94]

Never had possession of the puck.

It looked, to me, like the puck was in Rigsby's glove when she tripped the Finnish player (sorry, I don't remember who it was), and that the contact made her spill it. But because it was in her glove when the trip happened, it would be immediately blown dead

 

[Rangers79]

Maybe they would just rather have the smaller fish against them than the bigger fish?

Now I personally don't think it was like that I just think it was incompetence. But I get the reasoning.

I agree it was a bs call and Finland should have won, I just think people are overreacting to it.

 

[c9777666]

Worse reffing- Friday night in San Jose, yesterday in Boston, or this?

 

[eggroll]

Do people believe she wasn't in the crease. According to the rule, she was in the crease.

 

[behemolari]

Dude really cares that much?

This game was just something to
watch before the NHL playoff games later today and of course, Game of Thrones.

I think so, home games is always notable event in Finland. He probably was there live

 

[Rangers79]

Yeah just like rigging Olympic boxing could never happen either?

The Olympics are watched by millions of people in almost every nation on the planet. Let's not compare the two.

 

[jonu]

Doesn’t need to be possession on a delayed penalty call, just a touch up.

If the offending team is not in control of the puck, the referee will raise his arm signifying his intention to call a penalty, but he will not stop game action until: 1. The offending team has gained control of the puck; 2. The puck is frozen; 3. The puck goes out of play; 4. The team in control commits a foul of its own; 5. Either team ices the puck; 6. Other reasons specified by these rules
A touch of the puck or glancing contact between stick and puck does not constitute control

 

[c9777666]

The US women’s hockey may have just lost some of the goodwill for their Olympic gold from last February.