The NHL needs no-touch icing

Derek thats the stupidest thing iv ever heard.. sure it makes sense if you want to invent a new game but this is hockey a game thats been around alot longer than you have and alot longer then me being only 18! but you cant change the rules of a game becasue u think its stupid.. I do agree with grapes on the no tuoch icing issiue but the game cant be changed to much cause then u might as well just call it something else!

no touch icing is the only way. you cant race to the goal line because if the team who iced the puck gets to the goal line first, without skating in a straight line to the puck, the play is still live and they do not have the puck, the defenseman who was skating in a straight line towards the puck has it, even though he lost the race. Vice Versa, if a defenseman lost the race to the goal line and did not skate towards the puck, the forward would be able to walk out infront for a scoring chance. No players would put themselves this far out of position in a 50/50 foot race. As a defenseman, if the forward was headed for the puck, i would let them take it first and check them, if they raced for the goal line, i would go for the puck even if i was a few steps beind. I lost the race but the key to winning is possesion and control and i now have the puck even though the icing was waved off. Another simple outlet pass.

I wanted to post a comment but not about no touch icing. It's about icing in general. Basically, why should a penalized team receive the advantage of being able to ice the puck? The team who did not commit an offence cannot ice the puck so why should the penailzed team be able to do so. They committed the foul and I believe the 5 on 5 rules should remain in tact. They will simply now only have four players on the ice for two or less to do it. Just a thought and it would certainly create a little extra excitement in the offensive zone.

What about touching the goal line instead of the puck?

Then the two players would not have to race to the same spot.

I'm sick of all the injuries.

I hope Cherry plays the clips until the rule is changed. Before someone is paralyzed.

Thanks,
Blair

no-touch icing Yes It's STUPID.Why hurt your self for a face off.Maybe the NhL should add another dump rule if the puck moves more than 20 feet call it travling and give the shooter a 8min penalty.too many dump rules

Why can't they just try it and see how it works.They changed alot of rules that people did'nt like at first,But are working out alright.You've only been talking about it for ever.You would think that someone would listen to the smartest hockey person ever.
Maybe post a vote.I bet you no touch wins hands down.
I also want to add.That I enjoyed the Hockey day telecast.An amazing day of television.Hearing all the storys just makes me proud to be Canadian.
Cheers

After 27 years of playing and still do, I will have to agree with Grapes, no touch icing might make the league better, it might bring a faster pace hockey game, and the players actually might have to actually work instead of racing and then getting hit and hurt...

Don, the problem is not the icing rule, it's CHECKING FROM BEHIND!

The NHL cannot claim to be responsible if the players's health is sacrificed for entertainment value. It's a physical game, of course, but icing races can be injurious enough to end a player's career. And who's to say it would actually stall the game more? Goalie's needed to adjust to the restricted area for handling the puck, so teams would naturally have to adjust to the no-touch rule or face constant battling in their own end. We simply can't allow players to keep getting hurt in a way that's so easily preventable.

i would suggest that mr. cherry has a great idea of no touch icing and saving careers and perhaps even lives. i would also suggest that maybe take out the silly rule of goalies not able to touch the puck in the 2 corners and institute the no touch icing. i think taking away the goalies not touching the puck is taking away the skill of players. i dont think that no touch icing affects the WJC at all. you learn how to put something on the puck so it dont go all the way down the ice. maybe they should stop watering down the league with all the washer woman rules, ie, instigator, and allow the players to play the game the way its meant to be played. next rule bettman will want is that you can only hit your opponents with a purse.

Good call Mr. Cherry. Keep up the good work. Canada loves ya.

Instead of an icing call, why not have the non-defaulting team "waive" off the icing and just keep playing. Just like in NFL football, where the punt receiver may choose to run the ball back or call for a "free catch". It would make for some interesting forays up the ice.

Mr. Cherry,
As usual, you are right about the current icing problem.

I think you should run the mash up of clips every night, on coach's corner, till they change the rule. Those clips make me sick, and I don't think it would take long to get to the rule makers.

Now, here it is, Mr. Cherry.

What about TOUCHING THE GOAL LINE, instead of touching the puck.
There would still be a race and a chance to negate the icing, but at least they wouldn't have to both head to the same spot!

A race to the goal line, first one to touch it with their stick. The defence can race for the goal line, away from the other player.

Accidents can happen when two players are going for the puck, and battling each other, and trying to stop. A little bump can throw the opponent off balance and head first into the boards.

Please NHL, change the rule.

Someone will be paralyzed or killed.

Thank you in advance.

Blair

Totally agreed , something has to be done with the no touch icing . My suggestion is to eliminate contact when icing is indicated by the linesman , use the goal light to tell players , red light icing on ( no contact ) Green light ( free puck in play ) . Just a thought , Thanks Kevin McAuley .

Coach,
Insightful, controversial, entertaining – Now that’s a hat trick! Hockey isn’t really that complicated and your clips from this week illustrate it beautifully (except for that one with some guy on the bench – what was that about? :-) -forechecking creates opportunities, puck movement scores goals, a shot on net is never a bad play, skate!

Coach,
I would love to hear what you think of the recent hits by Ruutu on Kovalchuk and Hollweg's boarding to Kostistyn. There seem to be more and more of these kind of hits happening. I personally think that with the instigator it allows marginal players to take runs at better players. In the past they would have to answer for their play, now they don't have to. Thanks.

Dear Coach:

Wouldn't the no-touch icing increase the number of icing calls taken and stall out the game longer? I am with you about the needless injuries, but can you see the counter argument that the league wants to keep the puck in play and create more scoring chances? Look at how the league prevents goalies from playing the puck in areas. Who knows what would happen if a goalie misplays it instead of another boring whistle stoppage.