Goaltender interference has been a hot topic in the NHL ever since Ryan Miller was run over by Jordin Tootoo in 2011.
Speaking of goalie interference, the NHL got rid of the "Brett Hull rule," but a new menace has formed in the NHL over the past couple years.
This problem is known simply as "incidental" contact on the goaltender.
The Rule
The NHL Rulebook, Rule 69, states:
This rule is based on the premise that an attacking player’s position, whether inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal should be allowed or disallowed. In other words, goals scored while attacking players are standing in the crease may, in appropriate circumstances, be allowed.
A goal would then be disallowed only under certain circumstances, as explained later in Rule 69:
Goals should be disallowed only if: (1) an attacking player, either by his positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper’s ability to move freely within his crease or defend his goal; or (2) an attacking player initiates intentiona ...
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