NCAA considers tighter hockey icing rule
June 23, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The NCAA is considering whether to make icing a violation atall times during a game, including during penalty-killing situations.
The NCAA says the proposal comes from the men’s and women’s hockey rulescommittee. Currently, as is the case in the NHL, short-handed teams can ice thepuck during power plays without having play stopped for a faceoff in their zone.
The committee believes the rule change will create more scoring chances forthe team on the power play and perhaps make some players less likely to takepenalties because it will be tougher to kill the penalty time.
The NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel will consider final approval forthe rule change during a July 29 meeting.