penguinfan
Verified Trader,
what is the half circle mid ice near the boards for? feel silly not knowing but sure someone here knows
hockey 101 question
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mclean_m
Verified Trader,
Apparently it's called the referee's crease - I didn't know there was a name for it!
From NHL officials rules:
A misconduct penalty shall be imposed on any player or players who, except for the purpose of taking their positions on the penalty bench, enter or remain in the Referee’s crease while he is reporting to or consulting with any game official including Linesmen, Timekeeper, Penalty Timekeeper, Official Scorer or Announcer.
From NHL officials rules:
A misconduct penalty shall be imposed on any player or players who, except for the purpose of taking their positions on the penalty bench, enter or remain in the Referee’s crease while he is reporting to or consulting with any game official including Linesmen, Timekeeper, Penalty Timekeeper, Official Scorer or Announcer.
penguinfan
Verified Trader,
thanks...i dont think i noticed it till i was looking at a diagram of the rink recently since many camera angles block it.never paid attention to it at a game seen in person
Boom Boom
Verified Trader,
Yes its the refs crease. Players are supposed to stay out of it as per the rule posted above. This crease exists in all levels of hockey not just the NHL.
creasecollector
Verified Trader ,
I've seen the crease everywhere, just never knew it was coined the "ref's crease". Cool stuff, thanks!
