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Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Why are NHL referees afraid to call for a penalty shot?
The rule is pretty clear. Last night, Ovechkin had control of the puck, and had no one between him and the goalie. The ref called a penalty (hooking or tripping). As luck turns out, Ovechkin scored on the 5-on-3 powerplay.
But this wasn’t the first non-PS call. The great Bruce Dowbiggin quotes Don Cherry:
Don Cherry noted on Tuesday that Dan O’Rourke did not call a penalty shot because Washington’s Alex Ovechkin embarrassed him by looking to him after he’d been hauled down on a breakaway. “You can’t do that. You keep your mouth shut,” said Cherry. Well, glad we have that cleared up. The sad thing is that Cherry’s probably right.
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