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Originally Posted by StrykerSteve
I assume the rule is there to keep players safe. You don’t want to encourage anyone to put their hands near skate blades, wherever possible.
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Anytime a player does a hand pass from the ice, it's usually as a last resort desperation/reaction move as they are lying on the stomach. No player in their right mind is going to choose to hand pass when they can pass with their stick. I don't think it's a big safety concern as all. Hand passes are used as a very last resort, not as a preferred method of getting teammate the puck.
I think the rule is fine the way it is. But if it changed, I probably wouldn't care. It happens so infrequently anyways.