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79.1 Hand Pass - A player shall be permitted to stop or “bat” a puck in the air with his open hand, or push it along the ice with his hand, and the play shall not be stopped unless, in the opinion of the on-ice officials, he has directed the puck to a teammate, or has allowed his team to gain an advantage, and subsequently possession and control of the puck is obtained by a player of the offending team, either directly or deflected off any player or official.
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The difficulty I have with the call is to say that he directed the puck to a teammate or allowed his team to gain an advantage.
He knocked the puck down and it fell at his feet, which led to a battle for the puck and his teammate came away with it, but to call that a glove pass is stretching the definition too far, in my opinion.