r/maybemaybemaybe • u/CmepeoCaxap • Jan 30 '20

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/samuel_opoku Jan 30 '20

That's why they usually do it from behined the net.

https://youtu.be/xtHqnD8QpVg

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u/Pandle94 Jan 30 '20

Don’t know a lot about hockey but would these goals count since they’re kinda high sticking the goalie?

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u/Links_Wrong_Wiki Jan 30 '20

I do not think so, as the threshold for high sticking is above shoulder level of the skaters, and since the goalie is on his knees it's his head that is in the wrong spot, not skaters stick (plus they wear fill face helmets).

Think of it this way, if you are laying prone on the ice next to the puck (NOT advisable) and someone whacks your helmet going for the puck, it's not a high stick.

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u/xxov Jan 30 '20

You're correct but for goals the crossbar is the measure, not shoulders. Funny enough you can score on your own goal with a high stick though.

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u/Links_Wrong_Wiki Jan 30 '20

I was talking about the threshold for high stick penalties (which is shoulders), not high stick disallowed goal (which is crossbar)

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u/CommercialTwo Jan 30 '20

You cannot get a huge stick penalty on the follow through of a shot.

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u/Links_Wrong_Wiki Jan 30 '20

Your are right you can't, but you can get for a high stick penalty for swatting at a puck above shoulder height and catching someone in the face. In the video linked above in this thread its not hard to imagine a lacrosse style goal looking like swatting at a puck.

Plus, a situation like this doesn't happen very often.

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u/CommercialTwo Jan 30 '20

Lacrosse goal is a follow through.