This does not seem fair. A team breaks the rules and gets a penalty, then they change the rules for that team to allow them to ice the puck. Wouldn't it be better if the icing rules stayed into effect?
2006-06-29 13:24:53 · 9 answers · asked by kelemvor27 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
they can ice the puck because they are one man short. The team who has the man-advantage must still be able to control the puck well enough to set up scoring opprotunities, but if the team whose player caused a penalty is able to steal the puck, they are allowed to ice it as a defense strategy.
It is fair because a penalty only gives the opposing team an advantage--it does not give that team a sure thing (i.e., an automatic chance at scorign a goal), unless of course, it is a penalty on a breakway--which results in a penalty shot.
2006-06-29 13:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by satyr9one 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Think of it this way: if icing was called a faceoff would occur. That gives the penalized team a chance to win the face off and either take it out of the zone or ice it again.
Before the rule was changed to not being allowed to make a line change on an icing call, calling icing on a penalized team would give them an advantage - an opportunity to change their tired penalty killers. Now when they send the puck down the ice to change their penalty killers, they are running the risk of getting caught on the change.
2006-06-29 23:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by ALAN 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think of it this way: if icing was called a faceoff would occur. That gives the penalized team a chance to win the face off and either take it out of the zone or ice it again.
Before the rule was changed to not being allowed to make a line change on an icing call, calling icing on a penalized team would give them an advantage - an opportunity to change their tired penalty killers. Now when they send the puck down the ice to change their penalty killers, they are running the risk of getting caught on the change.
2006-06-29 13:32:28 · answer #3 · answered by buxinator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK why are we getting cut and paste answers. For the record though icing actually helps both teams. The Power Play will shift lines as well. Only the one has to go up and get it. That is also why you hear the goalie knocking the ice as the penalty is about to expire. He is warning the player is about to come out fresh so the fresher power play goes in to help the defense.
2006-06-30 03:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the penalized team is going to ice the puck anyway, to relieve the pressure and change players, a whistle every time would play hell with TV schedules.
2006-06-29 18:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by muskokastan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seeing as they are one man down and generally have the pressure on them, it's only fair.
Imagine a 5-3 and not being allowed to ice it....
I do understand your point though, they broke the rule and should pay for it.
2006-06-29 13:41:42 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you won't ask this question in case you will ever been on PK. via the time you get the prospect to offload the %., you're *cooked*. you're 4 men (human beings, despite) against 5, and that they are in a place to smell a purpose and that they are pressing their benefit. you have spent the full shift hustling via fact there is one greater guy on your zone than there are human beings to conceal him, and what you desire to do, particularly, is get that !@#@!! %. out of your end and faraway from the goalie -- and you desire to purchase your self time to get some breaths in and consistent with threat exchange strains, get some sparkling legs out to shield the subsequent onslaught. in case you look on the penalty goals as against penalty kill information, there is no benefit to icing -- or you will see fewer penalty goals. as that's, there are numerous. Watch a interest, watch a PK/PP. how many circumstances does the PK edge ice the %.? How lots of an benefit does it provide them? basically this nighttime i replaced into on PK for the whole 2 minutes (too long - my undesirable), and that i think of I have been given the prospect to offload it two times. as quickly as i attempted to offload it and their RD picked it good up at center ice and that they cleared and got here right this moment back in. this is *one* time, then, that icing did us any reliable. We killed the penalty ok, even though it replaced into close. They have been given a reliable 3 or so SOG.
2016-10-31 23:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by powelson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are allowed to ice the puck so tired teammates can switch out. It's just to make sure that the killing team isn't so overwhelmed.
2006-06-29 13:47:56 · answer #8 · answered by bigg_guns78 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just part of the game - and since the other team has the advantage they should be able to control the play.
2006-06-30 07:47:08 · answer #9 · answered by Min 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋