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"Take away the goalie’s eyes. If he can see it, he’ll stop it." One heckuva instigator, NY Ranger Sean Avery, figured this out in the 2008 playoffs against NJ
by siruva07 6y ago
"Take away the goalie’s eyes. If he can see it, he’ll stop it."
One heckuva instigator, NY Ranger Sean Avery, figured this out in the 2008 playoffs against NJ Devils Martin Brodeur.
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_2oKWe2Gw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_2oKWe2Gw
The day after, the NHL made a rule that makes it illegal for a player to stand in front of a goalie and wave his or her stick in the goalie's face. Dubbed "The Sean Avery Rule," it results in a 2 min unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
And yes, this play still has me riled up! :)
- old_fart_dev 6y agoThe fact Sean did this multiple times makes me smile. This should be legal in beer league hockey. I spend a good amount of time in net with my defense men standing right in front of me, facing away from the net - I would love someone to come in and fan away all the beer farts from the crease.