[PASabreFan]

Could Craig Rivet ref tomorrow night's game with the Oilers? While still on the Sabres roster?

No looking at the rule book.

[wonderbread]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Could Craig Rivet ref tomorrow night's game with the Oilers? While still on the Sabres roster?

No looking at the rule book.

no.

[M.D. De Luca]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Could Craig Rivet ref tomorrow night's game with the Oilers? While still on the Sabres roster?

No looking at the rule book.

I'm going to guess yes. Thinking you found some obscure rule that was enacted in the early 1900's to let a Leaf of Hab ref while playing in the game. He probably scored a hat trick and called 2 minor penalties on himself.

[LabattBlue]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Could Craig Rivet ref tomorrow night's game with the Oilers? While still on the Sabres roster?

No looking at the rule book.

I'm going to guess that he can be the referee, linesman, goal judge, time keeper and replay official all at the same time. What a bizarre rule!

[Eleven]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Could Craig Rivet ref tomorrow night's game with the Oilers? While still on the Sabres roster?

No looking at the rule book.

Yes he can.

[PASabreFan]

Eleven, on 10 November 2009 - 12:39 PM, said:

Yes he can.

Did you really know that? Impressive.

"If, through misadventure or sickness, the Referees and Linesmen
appointed are prevented from appearing, the League will make every
attempt to find suitable replacement officials, otherwise, the Managers
or Coaches of the two Clubs shall agree on Referee(s) and
Linesman(men). If they are unable to agree, they shall appoint a
player from each side who shall act as Referee and Linesman; the
player of the home Club acting as Referee and the player of the
visiting Club as Linesman."

I can't even envision the misadventure that would have to occur for a home team player to serve as ref, but I'm sure I'm not alone in my willingness to pay an inordinate amount of money to see it happen.

[PASabreFan]

Here's another obscure "rule."

How many seconds does the red light have to remain on after a goal?

[Eleven]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 02:17 PM, said:

Here's another obscure "rule."

How many seconds does the red light have to remain on after a goal?

I actually did know the first one.

Here, I'm forced to estimate based upon what I've seen; I'm guessing three seconds.

[d4rksabre]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 02:17 PM, said:

Here's another obscure "rule."

How many seconds does the red light have to remain on after a goal?

5

[jwcolour]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 02:16 PM, said:

Did you really know that? Impressive.

"If, through misadventure or sickness, the Referees and Linesmen
appointed are prevented from appearing, the League will make every
attempt to find suitable replacement officials, otherwise, the Managers
or Coaches of the two Clubs shall agree on Referee(s) and
Linesman(men). If they are unable to agree, they shall appoint a
player from each side who shall act as Referee and Linesman; the
player of the home Club acting as Referee and the player of the
visiting Club as Linesman."

I can't even envision the misadventure that would have to occur for a home team player to serve as ref, but I'm sure I'm not alone in my willingness to pay an inordinate amount of money to see it happen.

This rule has to be a weird holdover from before time was recorded.

[PASabreFan]

d4rksabre, on 10 November 2009 - 02:24 PM, said:

5

Correct.

[PASabreFan]

True or false: It's a penalty to slash at someone, and miss.

Others please join in with the questions.

[carpandean]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 03:45 PM, said:

True or false: It's a penalty to slash at someone, and miss.

Others please join in with the questions.

False.

(Hey, I've got a 50/50 shot, right?)

[PASabreFan]

carpandean, on 10 November 2009 - 03:46 PM, said:

False.

(Hey, I've got a 50/50 shot, right?)

Actually, it's a penalty. Same with spearing or butt-ending. But I guess if you whiff on a high stick, it's OK.

[shrader]

In my league, if you get elbowed in the head, you have to serve two minutes in the box. Is that an NHL rule too? :thumbdown:

[Eleven]

Enough of your magical riddles!

Here goes:

So, the Thrashers are playing the Hurricanes in the Battle of No Attendance. Hurricane forward Ricky-Bobby Jethro kicks the puck across the Thrasher goal line. The referee does not blow his whistle, and the goal light does not go on, because Thrasher goalie Joe Bob Skynyrd manages to get his stick on the puck (which was over the line and in the goal) and sweep it out of danger before anyone notices.

Play continues.

A minute later, Thrasher forward Billy Joe Hobert puts the puck in the Hurricane net with a blistering slapshot. Play stops, and the league's video goal judge reviews Jethro's apparent Hurricane goal from moments ago. The video goal judge correctly concludes that Jethro did not score a goal.

Does Hobert's Thrasher goal count? Or no?

[RayFinkle]

shrader, on 10 November 2009 - 04:10 PM, said:

In my league, if you get elbowed in the head, you have to serve two minutes in the box. Is that an NHL rule too? :thumbdown:

If you get in a fight, do they give you 5 for head butting the other guy's fist?

[shrader]

Eleven, on 10 November 2009 - 04:16 PM, said:

Enough of your magical riddles!

Here goes:

So, the Thrashers are playing the Hurricanes in the Battle of No Attendance. Hurricane forward Ricky-Bobby Jethro kicks the puck across the Thrasher goal line. The referee does not blow his whistle, and the goal light does not go on, because Thrasher goalie Joe Bob Skynyrd manages to get his stick on the puck (which was over the line and in the goal) and sweep it out of danger before anyone notices.

Play continues.

A minute later, Thrasher forward Billy Joe Hobert puts the puck in the Hurricane net with a blistering slapshot. Play stops, and the league's video goal judge reviews Jethro's apparent Hurricane goal from moments ago. The video goal judge correctly concludes that Jethro did not score a goal.

Does Hobert's Thrasher goal count? Or no?

That's an interesting one. I'd have to guess no since the play should have been ruled dead the second the puck crossed the goal line on that first "goal".

Here's one pretty simple rule that I've noticed that very few people are actually aware of. Center #1 gets tossed from the circle. What happens if center #2 from the same team gets tossed from that same faceoff? Yeah, I'm sure most here know of it, but man is it rare to see this ever happen.

[X. Benedict]

PASabreFan, on 10 November 2009 - 11:19 AM, said:

Could Craig Rivet ref tomorrow night's game with the Oilers? While still on the Sabres roster?

No looking at the rule book.

Without looking....I know there was a game years ago...maybe it was Hartford where 2 players, on guy from each team stepped in to be linesmen because the linesmen couldn't make it in in a snowstorm.....so perhaps there is some prevision for a captain to ref a period.

[Eleven]

shrader, on 10 November 2009 - 04:37 PM, said:

That's an interesting one. I'd have to guess no since the play should have been ruled dead the second the puck crossed the goal line on that first "goal".

Here's one pretty simple rule that I've noticed that very few people are actually aware of. Center #1 gets tossed from the circle. What happens if center #2 from the same team gets tossed from that same faceoff? Yeah, I'm sure most here know of it, but man is it rare to see this ever happen.

1. You are correct. (EDIT: In fact, the clock is reset to the time of the first no-goal.)

2. 2 minutes for delay of game?

This post has been edited by Eleven: 10 November 2009 - 04:49 PM