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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
That would be a dive.
The intent of this rule is for those plays where the defender slides into the body of the attacking player and takes them down. Previously that was not a penalty if he got the puck first.
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Which was kind of ridiculous in the first place. If you touch the puck first you're allowed to dive into a player? Seems like a trip either way and also needlessly dangerous. Glad that rule is changed.