TSN.ca Staff
9/14/2006 5:15:03 PM
The National Hockey League Board of Governors today approved a variety of rule changes pertaining to the curvature of players' sticks.
The maximum curvature of a player's stick was increased to three-quarters of an inch. Previously, the maximum curvature had been one-half inch.
During regulation time or overtime (but not shootouts), a player found to have a stick curved in excess of that amount would be assessed a minor penalty and a $200 fine for the first offense. A second offense in the same season would be accompanied by a minor penalty, plus a fine of $1,000. A third offense in the same season would draw a game misconduct penalty and an automatic one-game suspension. The suspension would double in length for any subsequent violation in the same season.
TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
9/14/2006 5:15:03 PM
The National Hockey League Board of Governors today approved a variety of rule changes pertaining to the curvature of players' sticks.
The maximum curvature of a player's stick was increased to three-quarters of an inch. Previously, the maximum curvature had been one-half inch.
During regulation time or overtime (but not shootouts), a player found to have a stick curved in excess of that amount would be assessed a minor penalty and a $200 fine for the first offense. A second offense in the same season would be accompanied by a minor penalty, plus a fine of $1,000. A third offense in the same season would draw a game misconduct penalty and an automatic one-game suspension. The suspension would double in length for any subsequent violation in the same season.
TSN : NHL - Canada's Sports Leader
