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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I think it’s referring to the violent manner of the hit being the result of distance travelled.
I can see arguments for it not being considered charging given the fact that the violence of the hit had more to do with the speed gained coming down the ice and less to do with the small amount of distance covered after he cut around the other player, but it was called a penalty, so it was a penalty.
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I get that's what they're trying to say, but it's nonsense. You don't have to be a physicist to know that 'distance' is a completely irrelevant variable. There are three (six) things that determine the nature/violence of a hit:
1. Speed of each player
2. Size/mass of each player
3. Body positioning/motion of each player (a lot going on here including player awareness, follow through, etc.)
Distance travelled maybe informs a bit of #1 and #3, but it's a really silly thing to regulate by.