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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Because he wasn't home free, wasn't a clear cut breakaway.
Just should have been a penalty
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Here are the criteria:
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There are four (4) specific conditions that must be met in order for the Referee to award a penalty shot for a player being fouled from behind.
They are:
(i) The infraction must have taken place in the neutral zone or attacking zone, (i.e. over the puck carrier’s own blue line);
(ii) The infraction must have been committed from behind;
(iii) The player in possession and control (or, in the judgment of the Referee, clearly would have obtained possession and control of the puck) must have been denied a reasonable chance to score (the fact that he got a shot off does not automatically eliminate this play from the penalty shot consideration criteria. If the foul was from behind and he was denied a “more” reasonable scoring opportunity due to the foul, then the penalty shot should be awarded);
(iv) The player in possession and control(or, in the judgment of the Referee, clearly would have obtained possession and control of the puck) must have had no opposing player between himself and the goalkeeper
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I'd say those were all satisfied.