Welcome back to thehockeynews.com. So let's talk about four rules
changes that were approved by the NHL on Tuesday.
They announced the real changes and we'll go over them
really quickly.
First rule, rule 38.2, which concerns situations subject to a
coaches challenge.
The coaches challenge now expands to situations where penalty could
be taken down if it concerns a puck that's not
out of play.
This doesn't affect judgment calls that the referees make on
how the puck left the defensive zone,
but rather it applies to delay of game penalties called
when a puck is deemed to have bounced off a
or deflected off a player,
their stick or the glass or the boards.
After coach's challenge fails in this regard at the officials
will give a 2 minute minor penalty to the team
making the failed challenge.
So that's one rule. Rule #2 Rule 63.8 Line change
following a dislodge net.
This new rule, a defensive team whose goalie accidentally dislodges
the net no longer is able to make a line
change on the ensuing play.
Pretty straightforward there. Wheel 76.4 A face off procedure for
centers with this new rule in the wake of an
icing,
the center on offense now receives 1 morning.
Just like the defending player for a face off violation.
And finally, rule 75.3, unsportsmanlike conduct concerning players or player
sitting on the boards.
With this new rule, the official will provide the offending
teams coaching players with one morning regarding players sitting on
the boards.
After that warning players that sit on the boards again
will get a bench miner penalty for their team.
So those are the four rules.
You may agree or disagree,
but at least it's nice to see the league continuing
to evolve its rules.
That's how it should be that you know the rules
are a fluid.
Entity and I think you always have to be wary
of how your game changes and what it's doing.
And these aren't, you know,
huge gigantic rules changes, but they are tweaks.
And I think that's what you need for this league
year in and year out.
So good for the league for doing this.
We'll have to see if it makes a difference.
But in the meantime, you can keep coming back to
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Until next time, folks, take care.
I'm Adam Proto for thehockeynews.com.