This is the types of problems you run into when you don't call rules consistently. When you allow some slashing, hooking and crosschecking, it becomes impossible to call this stuff properly.
Just call them all, and it would stop pretty quick, because players would just have to learn to keep their sticks down. (Much like in floorball, which actually has a rule that you can't lift your stick above a certain level unless you're executing a slapshot.)
There's no legal play where you need to lift your stick and put it against an opposing player.
I actually think forcing players to control their sticks would increase the physicality of the game, as players would be forced to use their body for positioning and hits, not their sticks.
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