Talk:High-sticking

International rules

In international play high sticking is defined as:

a) Stopping or batting the puck with the stick above the height of the shoulders is prohibited, and the play shall be stopped,

This should be referenced in the article as that rule governs the international hockey (eg. Olympic tournaments).

It's also something that can be checked from the video with:

6. Puck struck with a high stick above the height of crossbar by an attacking player prior to entering the net.

Source: IIHF rulebook - G3, 11:06, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

That is, I removed the unnecessary pondering because the rule book further states that:

d) No goal can be scored when the puck is high sticked into the net with a stick of the

attacking team where the point on the stick where the puck hit the stick is above the

height of the crossbar and the puck was propelled into the net.

- G3, 12:31, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Ordering of the Two Infractions

Given that the two types of high sticking is preceded by "In the rules of the National Hockey League, high-sticking is defined as a penalty in Rule 60[1] and as a non-penalty foul in Rule 80", shouldn't the order of the two bullet items be reversed? IMO, yhis will make for an easier read and it will flow better.

Spetnik (talk) 07:50, 23 February 2014 (UTC)