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Goaltender interference

Goaltender interference

Goaltender interference is a penalty and offensive in ice hockey whereby a player is found in the goal crease when a goalie is establishing their position in the same area.

Under the NHL rule book (# 78), this will result in a minor penalty to the offending player and goal being disallowed if the player a scored upon as a result of being in the goal crease.

References

* [http://www.nhl.com/hockeyu/rulebook/rule78.html Rule 78]


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