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Red_Baron · 11-30-2023, 11:16 PM

Stolen from Hockeyanswered.com:

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 Referee, he has directed the puck to a teammate.

A player shall be permitted to catch the puck out of the air but must immediately place it or knock it down to the ice. If he catches it and skates with it, either to avoid a check or to gain a territorial advantage over his opponent, a minor penalty shall be assessed for “closing his hand on the puck” under Rule 67 – Handling Puck.

So NHL, did his hand direct the puck to his teammate or did it hit his leg on the way down and bounce to his teammate?
Or did they determine that Backlund has another hand on his thigh that the rest of us can't see and that hand directed it to Huberdeau?

11-30-2023, 11:16 PM	#120
Red_Baron First Line Centre Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kelowna, B.C. Exp:	Stolen from Hockeyanswered.com: 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 Referee, he has directed the puck to a teammate. A player shall be permitted to catch the puck out of the air but must immediately place it or knock it down to the ice. If he catches it and skates with it, either to avoid a check or to gain a territorial advantage over his opponent, a minor penalty shall be assessed for “closing his hand on the puck” under Rule 67 – Handling Puck. So NHL, did his hand direct the puck to his teammate or did it hit his leg on the way down and bounce to his teammate? Or did they determine that Backlund has another hand on his thigh that the rest of us can't see and that hand directed it to Huberdeau? Last edited by Red_Baron; 11-30-2023 at 11:19 PM.