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[b]Keli McGregor Jersey[/b] . - Lawson Crouse had hat trick to pace the Kingston Frontenacs to a 5-0 win over the Kitchener Rangers on Friday night in Ontario Hockey League action.Juho Lammikko and Corey Pawley each had a goal and an assist for the Frontenacs (10-9-3). Ryan Kujawinski added three assists to snap their three-game losing streak.Lucas Peressini made 31 saves for the shutout. Dawson Carty started in net for Kitchener (12-6-6), stopping 22-of-27 shots in 40 minutes. Matthew Greenfield played 20 minutes of relief making nine saves.Kingston went 2 for 5 on the power play while the Rangers were scoreless on three chances.---STING 2 ATTACK 1SARNIA, Ont. — Patrick White scored at 7:44 of the third period as the Sting edged Owen Sound.Brandon Lindberg had Sarnias (11-11-2) other goal for its third-straight win.Jeffrey Gilligan found the back of the net on the power play for the Attack (12-7-5).---SPIRIT 4 GREYHOUNDS 3 (SO)SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Artem Artemov had the only goal of the shootout as Saginaw downed the Greyhounds.Connor Brown struck twice for the Spirit (11-12-2) in regulation to snap a three-game losing streak. Dylan Sadowy had the other goal.Bryan Moore, David Miller and Kyle Jenkins responded for Sault Ste. Marie (18-5-1). The loss ended the Greyhounds eight-game winning streak.---OTTERS 3 KNIGHTS 2 (SO)LONDON, Ont. — Nick Betz scored the deciding goal in the shootout as Erie beat the Knights.Alex DeBrincat and Kyle Pettit supplied the rest of the Otters (21-3-1) offence as they won their fifth straight game.Drake Rymsha and Mitchell Marner each had goals for London (15-9-1).---STEELHEADS 3 BULLS 2MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Josh Burnside had the game-winning goal at 6:16 of the third period as the Steelheads edged Belleville.Michael McLeod and Jimmy Lodge also scored for Mississauga (10-12-1).Chad Heffernan and Matt Luff chipped in for the Bulls (12-12-2), who lost their seventh straight game.---67S 2 PETES 1 (SO) OTTAWA — Brendan Bell and Nathan Todd both had shootout goals as the 67s beat Peterborough.Travis Konecny scored in regulation for Ottawa (12-8-2), which has picked up a point in each of its last eight games.Josh MacDonald responded for the Petes (8-11-4).---STORM 5 WOLVES 3SUDBURY, Ont. — Jason Dickinson had two of Guelphs four first-period goals en route to a win against the Wolves.Tyler Bertuzzi, Pius Suter and Chadd Bauman rounded out the Storm (14-9-1) attack. It was Guelphs four-straight victory.Nathan Pancel struck twice to lead Sudburys (4-20-0) offence. Brody Silk added the other.---ICEDOGS 4 GENERALS 1OSHAWA, Ont. — Carter Verhaeghe had a pair of empty-net goals to help secure Niagaras victory over the Generals.Mikkel Aagaard scored the go-ahead goal for the IceDogs (8-16-0) with Anthony DiFruscia also scoring.Michael Dal Colle supplied the lone goal for Oshawa (19-3-1), which lost for the first time in eight games.---SPITFIRES 5 WHALERS 4WINDSOR, Ont. — Jamie Lewis scored the game-winning goal for the Spitfires in their victory over Plymouth.Logan Brown, Hayden McCool, Aaron Luchuk and Cristiano DiGiacinto supplied the rest of the Windsor (8-15-1) offence. The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Spitfires.Mitch Jones, Francesco Vilardi, Matt Mistele and Sonny Milano found the back of the net for the Whalers (10-13-2).---
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[b]Ian Desmond Jersey[/b] . Rinehart joins safety Darrell Stuckey and linebacker Donald Butler as potential unrestricted free agents who are remaining with the team.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at
cmonref@tsn.ca. Dear Kerry, I was watching the fourth goal for the Islanders in the game against the Leafs, it seemed the Leafs goalie Bernier had the puck covered and the referee blew the whistle raised his arms in the air to signal the play was dead and then moments later signaled good goal. On the overhead replay, you could see the puck cross the line before the whistle, however it seems to me that the referee thought the puck was covered and intended to blow the play dead as he blew the whistle before ever seeing the puck free. Would this fall under the intent to blow the play dead under Rule 31.2: "As there is a human factor involved in blowing the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to the whistle actually being blown. The fact that the puck may come loose or cross the goal line prior to the sound of the whistle has no bearing if the referee has ruled that the play had been stopped prior to this happening." Look forwards to hearing your take on the play. Jordan Anstey --- Hi Kerry, I have a question regarding the Leaf/Islanders game. The Islanders just tied the game 4-4 on a questionable goal, in my opinion. The puck was never frozen by Bernier, as it rolled across the goal line. The referee at the crease blew his whistle, waved it dead and then immediately pointed to the puck in the net. How on earth can you blow the play dead and then reverse it? That shouldnt have counted! Please correct me if I am wrong. Best Regards,Dale Jordan and Dale: Referee Denis LaRue did everything correctly from the moment he attacked the net with speed and eventually located the puck across the goal line the goal line behind Jonathan Bernier. Any evidence or question of the referees "intent to blow the whistle" would have resulted from the fact that he could not see the puck as he approached the net and therefore might have assumed it was frozen under Berniers equipment (puck out of sight). The referee demonstrated patience in not blowing the whistle pre-maturely as he continued on a path toward the goal crease in an effort to find the puck. OOnce referee LaRue got to the net he did in fact locate the puck across the goal line almost simultaneously with his decision to kill the play.
[b]Pedro Castellano Jersey[/b]. This visual picture was quickly processed and abruptly changed any thought he might have had that the puck was frozen. The puck in the net was now a reality for the referee. As such, Denis LaRues hands immediately went from the field goal position signaling "play is dead" to pointing into the net signaling that a legal goal had been scored! This visual evidence demonstrated and confirmed to the referee that the puck had entered the net prior to his whistle and any "intent" he might have had to blow the play dead. It is somewhat speculative to assume the puck is frozen just because you dont see it. Definitive evidence is presented whenever the referee sees the puck across the goal line. A legal goal must be based on that evidence. Far too many times I have seen referees misjudge plays in and around the goal crease when they remained stationary in the corner or kept an obstructed view without moving their feet. Had it not been for LaRues quick reaction this could have been just another one of those unfortunate times. On the play Travis Hamonics shot from the point was deflected by Carl Gunnarsson and picked up behind the goal line half way to the corner by Ryan Strome. This altered puck position forced the referee to retreat to the corner just ahead of the goal line. Strome then threw the puck to the front of the net and it was redirected by Anders Lee between Berniers pads. Rather than remain in the corner, Referee LaRue read the situation and reacted without hesitation by sprinting to the net on angle that allowed him to avoid Nazim Kadri and Ryan Strome. En route to the net the refs inability to immediately locate the puck, along with his instinct and experience might have caused him to think the puck was underneath Jonathan Bernier. LaRues patience with the whistle and his quick footed attack toward the net to locate the puck behind Bernier resulted in the correct call to allow the goal scored by Anders Lee to stand. In this situation the referee demonstrated a text book attack of the net in order to render the correct call. ' ' '