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NEW THIS SEASON: A TWO STEP PROCESS FOR CERTIFICATION
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As of August 12, you can sign-up for the MANDATORY VIRTUAL COURSE.
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As of September 3, you can sign-up for your certification clinic if you have completed your MANDATORY VIRTUAL COURSE.
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Mark the three blanks for following situation as “yes” or “no” to answer the two impact penalty questions and conclude whether that situation qualifies as an impact penalty. During a battle in the corner, A10 accidentally steps on B12’s stick and falls down.
i. _____ Does a penalty to B12 send a clear message to the arena for what is and is not allowed?
ii. _____ Can the potentially guilty player, B12, learn something to avoid a penalty in the future?
iii._____ Would a penalty to B12 qualify as an impact penalty?
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Answer: i) No: This was accidental/ ii) No: B12 did not do anything other than battle for the puck/ iii) No: Not an impact penalty
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Learning From Each Other...
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An email from an official:
"At a recent game, a coach took a bench minor for unsportsmanlike conduct and demanded that a specific player from the bench serve the penalty. Can that coach choose who goes in the penalty box? Does it have to be somebody that was on the ice or can it be any player? Can the referee determine what player should serve the penalty?
Thanks!"
-What we Learned-
​The rule reference is 4.3. It reads, "A bench minor penalty is...served...by any player of the offending team, who was on the ice at the time of the infraction." This means that the coach can identify any skater who was on the ice at the time that the coach received the unsportsmanlike minor penalty.
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Regarding, "can the referee determine what player should serve the penalty?", the referee should only do so if the coach is not designating a player as quickly as possible.
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