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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
The way I read the rule is there are no more races to touch the puck, and the race is instead to the face off dot, or if it's a ring around the net, who would have touched the puck first.
In both instances, if the defending player wins the race or would have touched the puck first, it's icing. If the attacking player does, then it's not icing. Period.
There will no longer be any poking at the puck between the skates, or racing to the end boards, as there is no real benefit to just touching the puck. So, in my opinion, this will reduce injuries at the boards.
Essentially, if the attacking player is ahead in no touch icing it wouldn't matter, and it would still be icing, but in this hybrid rule, play continues and the attacking team can still score/attack.
I know in playing with no-touch, there are many times when as an attacking player you are well ahead of the play, but it is still icing.
Am I reading it wrong?
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Yes, that is correct.
The decision to stop play is made when the first player reaches the faceoff dot (or equivalent position on the ice), 31 feet from the end boards, which should be ample time for the players to alter course.
The attacking player doesn't need to actually touch the puck first (often the goalie will play the puck once icing has been waived off), he just needs to be in the position to most likely have touched the puck.
Personally, the one change I would have made is that if it's too close to call, the decision would go to waiving off the icing because I'd rather see the play stay alive than see it stopped.