Headshots Explained: NHL Rule Enforcement [VIDEO]

September 25th, 2010 by Lion's Den U's TheCoach Leave a reply »
The NHL this week released and distributed a video to referees for the upcoming season as a guideline on various rules. Above all, the video focuses on explaining exactly what constitutes an illegal head shot.

You can view the video here on the NHL’s web site.

Marc Savard's career is in jeopardy after a headshot last season. The NHL hopes that this new video will help clarify the rules relating to head shots and ultimately to help remove them from the game.

It’s an interesting approach to officiating this season. The biggest problem when it comes to illegal hits in recent years is that nobody seems to know what constitutes an illegal hit. The league has been erratic in disciplining players, and referees seem constantly confused on the issue.

Part of this problem stems from the fact that the NHL seems to discipline actions based more on the consequences than the actions themselves. Highly illegal hits often go completely unpunished and unnoticed when the player gets up and skates away, while perfectly legal hits have come under heavy scrutiny when somebody’s gotten hurt. Several times in the ...

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