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I'm not sure how referees are handling this in Canada or the USA, but in Europe, if the goalie hits any other player with blocker to head area, it is the game p

by miskin 6y ago

I'm not sure how referees are handling this in Canada or the USA, but in Europe, if the goalie hits any other player with blocker to head area, it is the game penalty for him. If the goalie starts a fistfight (without gloves), it is also the game penalty.

remarkEon 6y ago
Where in Europe are you? I've been trying to find more hockey to watch that's not US based. In the NHL it's extraordinarily rare for a goalie to get into a fight (also fighting in hockey should definitely not be banned ... it's part of the art and culture of the sport).
- miskin 6y ago
  I'm in Slovakia. I think problem with watching hockey in TV is not only about quality of players, but also production of the broadcasting. Here NHL shines and it is big difference. When I was on live match, it was quite watchable (even Slovak league ;), but in TV it lacks the action that is provided by good broadcast production - a lot of cameras, cuts, etc. Also around here it is quite uncommon for goalies to fight, but especially goalies coming from Canada tended to "payback" in some brawls around crease with blocker and paid dearly for it, as they had to leave the crease during important play-off game afterwards.
- Delk 6y ago
  I haven't been following hockey in a couple of decades but fighting used to be much less common in European leagues AFAIK than it is (or was) in the NHL. Goalies getting involved would have been even rarer. But if fights do occur, they are (or at least used to be) penalised more strictly, in line with fighting not being considered a part of the game the way it is in North America.
garmaine 6y ago
A lot of fighting is legal or results in a minimal slap on the wrist in the NHL. Different culture.
JohnBooty 6y ago
Yeah it's an automatic game penalty in the NHL -- Rule 51.3 Match Penalty - If, in the judgement of the Referee , a goalkeeper uses his blocking glove to punch an opponent in the head or face in an attempt to or to deliberately injure an opponent, a match penalty must be assessed. https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/319997074/binary-file/file.pdf https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/319997074/b...

by miskin 6y ago

remarkEon 6y ago

Where in Europe are you? I've been trying to find more hockey to watch that's not US based. In the NHL it's extraordinarily rare for a goalie to get into a fight (also fighting in hockey should definitely not be banned ... it's part of the art and culture of the sport).

miskin 6y ago
I'm in Slovakia. I think problem with watching hockey in TV is not only about quality of players, but also production of the broadcasting. Here NHL shines and it is big difference. When I was on live match, it was quite watchable (even Slovak league ;), but in TV it lacks the action that is provided by good broadcast production - a lot of cameras, cuts, etc. Also around here it is quite uncommon for goalies to fight, but especially goalies coming from Canada tended to "payback" in some brawls around crease with blocker and paid dearly for it, as they had to leave the crease during important play-off game afterwards.
Delk 6y ago
I haven't been following hockey in a couple of decades but fighting used to be much less common in European leagues AFAIK than it is (or was) in the NHL. Goalies getting involved would have been even rarer. But if fights do occur, they are (or at least used to be) penalised more strictly, in line with fighting not being considered a part of the game the way it is in North America.

garmaine 6y ago

A lot of fighting is legal or results in a minimal slap on the wrist in the NHL. Different culture.

JohnBooty 6y ago

Yeah it's an automatic game penalty in the NHL -- Rule 51.3 Match Penalty - If, in the judgement of the Referee , a goalkeeper uses his blocking glove to punch an opponent in the head or face in an attempt to or to deliberately injure an opponent, a match penalty must be assessed. https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/319997074/binary-file/file.pdf https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/assets/binary/319997074/b...