QUESTION: If there is a delayed offsides and a player of the team who has the delayed offsides dumps the puck into the zone well clear of the goalie and the opposing player deflects the puck and it goes into the net, is it a good goal?
ANSWER: Strictly speaking a team cannot be awarded a goal during a delayed off-sides situation regardless of how the puck was shot, directed, or deflected into the goal.
QUESTION: Team A's goalie looses his stick and it slides in the corner. A Team B attacking player loses his stick in the slot at the top of the crease. Team A's goalie picks up Team B's players stick off the ice and proceeds to play his position with it until the puck clears the zone. Team B player skated to the bench and did not attempt to regain control of his stick at at point.
ANSWER: Assuming the Team B player who lost his stick does not try to retrieve it then this play would be considered legal (USAH Rule 625(a)6). However, Interference would apply if the player tries to retrieve their stick but the opposing goalkeeper takes it away.
QUESTION: Several times in this season, an attacking player on a breakaway has ended up crashing into my goalkeeper within the crease. In most cases the player is out of control and even loses control of the puck not even getting a shot on goal before contact. The first few times that I noticed it, I immediately thought a penalty should have been called for interfering with the goalkeeper. But there was no whistle, and I didn't notice any of the other parents showing a concern.
ANSWER: An attacking player may not make any avoidable contact with the goalkeeper who is stationed in their crease. Therefore, an attacker cannot recklessly skate to the goal and knock the goalkeeper over as they attempt to score. Rule 607(c) is very clear about this rule.
Furthermore, if an injury results from this contact the attacking player must be assessed a major plus game misconduct.
QUESTION: It has recently come to my attention that a person claiming to be a coach of a particular program is not listing himself on the game sheet. I confirmed that he is NOT the one listed as the head coach, and not even listed as one of the four coaches on the game sheet. Is there any rule reference that needs to be applied here? Is this an issue for the League, Team program, or can a USA hockey rule be applied?
ANSWER: Rule 505(a) in the USA Hockey Playing Rules states,
'Prior to the start of the game, the Official Scorer shall obtain on the scoresheet the signatures of all coaches of each team, one of whom shall be designated as Head Coach, along with the CEP card number, CEP level and the year the CEP level was attained for each coach.'
In other words, all team officials should be properly registered with the USA Hockey Coaching Education Program prior to stepping behind the bench. This assures a properly registered coach is present to take control if the Head Coach must leave due to penalties, illness, or injury. If there is an unregistered coach behind the bench during a game, the game official should report the incident to his Local Supervisor of Officials who will work with the Local CEP support staff and Hockey Association to correct the problem.
QUESTION: What are the rules regarding running clock with each level? Where do I find that information?
ANSWER: USA Hockey does not have any rules regarding 'mercy rules' or 'running clocks'. These types of rules are left to the local governing body (Local Hockey Association, Leagues, etc.) who schedules and pays for ice to decide. Therefore we strongly recommend contacting them.
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Players need to accept defensive responsibilities as a crucial part of the game and understand the importance of keeping things simple and basic in your own zone. If you make a mistake in your own end, the opposition will get a direct scoring chance. Some key elements of Defensive Zone Coverage (DZC) is proper positioning on the ice, hard work, communication with your teammates, and keeping things basic.
There are several systems that teams use for their DZC, but the end result is the same; to get back possession of the puck and go from defense to offense. There is not one system that is better than the other; it is just based on what the coaching staff is comfortable with and the strength of the players.
At an early age, all players must work with some form of Zone Defense, so they get familiar with their basic positioning on the ice. As players get older, they will probably get familiar with more advanced systems, such as man to man, or Box plus One.
I will be discussing a system which is called 'The Combination'. The name originates from the fact that this system is a combination of zone defense and man to man coverage.
Combination DZC
The 'Combination DZC' is a system that many PRO and Junior teams use. Although some teams might call it different names, this system is basically a combination of Man to Man coverage with a Zone Defense.
This system includes both conservative and aggressive elements, which make it very useful for teams to be successful. The conservative aspect is that each of the 5 players is responsible for one of the five areas in the defensive zone (Zone Defense), whereas the aggressive aspect comes from the fact that players are given the freedom to leave their area and help out a teammate in another area (when you are out numbered in a certain area of the zone). Players are encouraged to pressure the puck and be pro-active in the defensive zone, not re-active.
Responsibilities:
D1
- move in and challenge the puck carrier
- pressure/contain/stall your man
- keep your eyes up on his chest
- stay between your man and the net (defensive side positioning)
- keep a tight gap if possible
D2
- protect the front of the net area
- control opponents stick, play tough, keep defensive side positioning (referees allow more physical play when battling in front of the net, be aggressive)
- if your man moves away from net area (high slot), you need to stay in his shooting lane, and take a few strides in his direction
- if puck changes corner, or area, you have to read your defensive partner, you can either wait for your partner to come protect the net area and then you go and pressure the puck carrier (release), or you can stay in front of the net and let your partner go and pressure the puck carrier in the opposite corner. Either way there always needs to be a defenseman in front of the net (Communication with your partner is very important).
F1
- the first forward into the defensive zone (not necessarily the center) plays down low supporting D1 battling for the puck
- always stay in between your man and the net
- do not over commit where one pass can beat two players (yourself and D1)
- if defenseman gets beat, play the 2 on 1 and stall play as much as possible
- if puck changes corner, you need to follow the puck to opposite corner and continue supporting defenseman (stay down low)
F2
- the second forward back into the zone should cover the weak side slot area, secure middle of the rink
- keep your head on a swivel, know where puck and your point man is at all times
- your main responsibility is to protect the front of the net (slot area), and your second responsibility is the weak side point man (although this can vary depending on coaches philosophy)
- make sure weak side point man does not sneak around you and rush to the net
- Be ready to block shots
F3
- the third forward back into the zone should cover the strong side point.
- keep your head on a swivel; you are responsible for strong side point man, make sure he does not beat you to the net by going around you
- stay in between your man and the net, staying away from the boards to take away the lane to the net
- be ready to sag down low if necessary if a teammate gets beat and your team is outnumbered in the slot area
- you are responsible for defending the high cycle, staying with your point man
- Be ready to block shots
Overall Key Points to DZC:
- ALWAYS protect the net area
- Always stay in between your opponent and the net (defensive side positioning)
- Never give up a second scoring opportunity
- Team work is key
- If back checking forwards are not sure where to go – ALWAYS go down to the slot area and figure it out from there.
- When blocking a shot you must get directly in front of the shooter.
- When the puck is along the boards the first defender takes the body and the second get the puck
- For F2 & F3, always be ready to SAG to the net/slot area if a teammate down low gets beat
- Some teams (coaches) switch F2 & F3 responsibilities (example they have F2 cover the strong side point). Either way, forwards need to understand the importance of having all 5 players back in the defensive zone as quickly as possible
- Some coaches want their weak side defenseman (in front of the net) to play man on man with the player in the slot area and follow him wherever he goes (man on man)
Defense at the Posts – when opposing player is behind your net with the puck
• Defense at the Posts (DAP) is making sure to cut off the opposition at the goal line, by preventing the offensive player from attacking the net from below the goal line.
• If opposition is set up in back of the net, have both defenseman protecting one post each, facing the puck carrier behind the net.
• F1 should be in the low slot area, ready to protect one of the posts that are left vacant by a defenseman that has attacked the puck carrier.
• F2 & F3 should sag down in the high slot, with a head on a swivel making sure they are aware of their point men.
• Always try to make attacking player come out behind the net on his backhand.
Gianni Raimondo is a regular columnist at HockeyPlayer.com. He currently coaches at the Midget Level in Montreal, Quebec (Deux Rives Organization). Gianni, who is a CMA accountant, also has his own coaching website where he is the site administrator and head writer. http://www.behindthebench.t83.net/
This first appeared in the September/2007 issue of Hockey Player Magazine®
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Posted: Sep 13, 2007, 20:25
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