why do centers get thrown out?

Question

how come that sometimes in a faceoff, the center gets thrown out and one of the wings has to take the shot the faceoff?

Answer 1

As others have stated, attitude problems and anticipating the drop can get you thrown out. Anticipating the drop is the most common reason at high levels of hockey. At lower levels you can see people get thrown out because their teammates are encroaching into the faceoff circle or two wings are jostling with each other. Also, if a center takes too long to get into the circle and get ready for the faceoff, he can be tossed from the circle. Finally, a center can get tossed because he's not lining up right--with his skates clearly within the hashes, shoulders squared, and stick touching the ice--but only after a verbal request from the official to "square up!"

It's much better to toss a center from the circle than to do something else that's allowed by rule: drop the puck with only one center ready. I've done it a couple of times as a ref, and I'll tell you now that I rarely ever had a problem with those teams getting ready for the faceoff after the "absent drop." While it's perfectly legal for an official to drop the puck with only one center ready, it goes against the spirit of the rule that allows a center to be tossed for not being ready.

Answer 2

A center gets tossed if anyone on his line is cheating at the faceoff, not just him. (If the wings or D stand inside the circle, if the centers don't put their sticks on the ice in the right spot in the right order, or if the centers aren't squared up properly to the hatch marks.)

Answer 3

One of the wingers starts to move into the faceoff circle before the puck is dropped.

Answer 4

the visiting center must position himself opposite the home center with his stick blade on the ice, then the home player must do the same and neither can then move until the ref drops the puck. if one does the ref can throw him out and a winger takes his place. if the replacement also moves early the ref can assess a 2 min delay of game penalty.

often, late in close games, the coach will send in 2 centers just in case one gets thrown out of the circle

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Because he is cheating-gaining an edge by attempting to win the draw based on timing-guessing when the ref is going to drop the puck and acting too soon-jostling for position. The ref will usually give a warning first.

Answer 7

It could be because they or someone else waiting for the puck drop encroached (came into the face-off area too early) or the center isn't lining up staight enough; or he moved his stick before the puck drop

Answer 8

There are 2 slots in the dot that the players are supposed to keep their sticks in till the puck drops if they encroach into the dot early,
they get tossed

Answer 9

They get thrown out for being too agressive. Every now and then you'll see them getting antsy and swiping at the puck before its even dropped, and if he keeps that up, the ref throws him out because of it.

Answer 10

if he is the visitor his stick must be down first. sometimes they get kicked out if the wingers continually move into the circle.