Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
« on: July 28, 2008, 02:07:39 PM »whats the new obstruction rule? I haven't seen it... are they taking it from the new NHL one, after the one guy in the NHL Playoffs was sitting their in front of the goalie waiving his arms and yelling shit? That was F-ing hillarious.
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Obstruction became a new rule for this season, adding to the attention given to interference. The committee was pleased with the improvement in this area, but felt more progress would be made with a specific penalty call. The rule relates to interference away from the puck in any way.http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/9900/0719ncaa.html
The rule reads: 'Any player who interferes with a non-puck carrying player will receive a minor for obstruction. Obstruction will be called in front of the infraction (i.e. obstruction-holding).'
A new signal will also go into effect, which mirrors the National Hockey League's signal for obstruction.
'The emphasis on cleaning up the stick work and interference away from the puck has improved,' Sertich said. 'The committee feels making a rule relating to obstruction will continue that improvement.'
I guess there wasn't an obstruction rule before at all. Now it looks like you can't interfere with either the player with the puck, which would be interference, or anybody else, which would be obstruction.