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Originally Posted by Lubicon
two suggestions for starters, based on the changes made to minor hockey:
1. any hit from behind is a penalty.
2. any form of head contact, intentional or not is a penalty.
Yes it would be chaotic for the first season while players adjust but they will adjust over time.
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I've been saying for a long time that hockey contact rules are too complicated. When hockey refereeing is essentially always between tolerable and terrible, I think there has to be something wrong with what the referees are expected to do.
There will always be some level of arbitration needed, but more clear cut rules like this would go a long way to help the refs "call it by the book".