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Originally Posted by Mike F
FWIW, the rule on players playing the puck in the crease is:
"No defending player, except the goalkeeper, will be permitted to fall on the puck, hold the puck, pick up the puck, or gather the puck into the body or hands when the puck is within the goal crease."
So nothing about sweeping the puck out with the hand resulting in a penalty shot
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IIRC you can not touch the puck in the crease at all. As soon as you touch it, in the crease, it's a penalty shot. But it's not reviewable like the maroons on tsn said.