Interference/protection of goalie?
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:39 am
I've seen quite a few of these penalties on the summaries on the Hub. Something new? Any refs (or hockey experts, ha) that can enlighten me?
Rule change last year.
Also, Rule 6-23-4 now states, “no attacking player shall stand on the goal-crease line or in the goal crease if, in the opinion of the official, the player physically prevents the goalkeeper from defending the goal.”
According to Schuster, this rule is meant to eliminate unnecessary whistles that stop play when a player is in the crease but has no effect on the goalkeeper.
“As long as a player isn’t physically disrupting or visually impeding the goalkeeper, he or she can stand in the crease,” he said.