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Originally Posted by GioforPM
But there needs to be an "altercation" which they seem to implicitly define as a fight. In other words, just dropping your gloves first doesn't get you an instigator unless you then get into an "altercation". It will get you an unsportsmanlike without a fight.
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An altercation is a situation involving two players, with at least one to be penalized.
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It doesn't need to be a fight, just at least one of the two players are penalized.
At the end of the day, if anything, it shows the complete randomness of NHL officiating and how the rule book is more of a guide.