Hybrid icing gets second look at NHL camp
Written by on August 18th, 2010 in Latest News.
A hybrid icing rule aimed at reducing perilous collisions is getting some extra attention at the NHL’s research and development camp.
After watching it during Wednesday’s morning session, organizers chose to add it to the afternoon session as well.
The rule gives the linesman the ability to make a ruling on whether a play will be called an icing based on which player reaches the faceoff dot first.
A number of NHL players have been injured over the years after crashing into the boards while in a race for the puck during a potential icing.
A similar rule is currently in place in the United States Hockey League and a linesman from that developmental circuit was on the ice at the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility to make sure it was called correctly.
The hybrid icing rule seems to have some support among NHL general managers, who make rule change suggestions to the league’s competition committee and board of governors.
