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white_s2k
03-09-2009, 11:23 PM
I like how he "smoothly" tries to play it off...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uib2Geixgxc

:r :r :r
icehog3
03-09-2009, 11:49 PM
Nice try, Spezza. ;) :r
Wolfgang
03-09-2009, 11:51 PM
Fail
elderboy02
03-10-2009, 04:58 AM
I don't know much about hockey. What was illegal about the stick?
taltos
03-10-2009, 05:12 AM
I don't know much about hockey. What was illegal about the stick?Too much curvature of the blade. The amount allowed is in the league rules.
kaisersozei
03-10-2009, 06:11 AM
I thought that looked like a Cuban.
elderboy02
03-10-2009, 06:30 AM
Too much curvature of the blade. The amount allowed is in the league rules.

What does the extra curvature do? Allow you to control the puck better?
357
03-10-2009, 06:35 AM
It makes it easier to lift the puck when close to the net, or in a shorter swing of the stick.

This is a very common rule violation. Teams can request any player's stick be measured (1" curve is max I believe). However, if the requesting team is wrong they get a 2 minute minor penalty. So, teams will only do so if they are 100% sure and at a crucial time of a game.

So what I'm saying is probably 50-60% of the players in the NHL use a stick that's in violation, but that is close enough where another team won't chance it. Not a big deal, and I'm no Spezza fan.
motortown
03-10-2009, 06:37 AM
Freakin' hilarious!!! :r
Not sure which was funnier... the attemtped "switcheroo", or when he knew he was busted and tried flat-out breaking the damned thing! Classic!!! :r
357
03-10-2009, 07:07 AM
Well that's another part of the rule. He has to have the stick in his hand when challenged otherwise the other team is penalized. So usually players have 5 or more sticks each in the bench area. So they often have different curves like 3 illegal and 2 legal, etc.
King James
03-10-2009, 07:35 AM
he gave it a good shot....just not quick enough haha
taltos
03-10-2009, 07:54 AM
What does the extra curvature do? Allow you to control the puck better?In addition to what has already been said, the curvature seems to add more velocity to the puck and makes its flight more unpredictable, kind of like a 120 mph knuckle ball.
icehog3
03-10-2009, 08:34 AM
Spezza's stick was also deemed illegal because it was not at least 2" wide near the toe of the stick....from the NHL Rulebook:

The blade of the stick shall not be more than three inches (3") in width at any point nor less than two inches (2"). All edges of the blade shall be beveled. The curvature of the blade of the stick shall be restricted in such a way that the distance of a perpendicular line measured from a straight line drawn from any point at the heel to the end of the blade to the point of maximum curvature shall not exceed one-half inch (3/4").
karmaz00
03-10-2009, 09:39 AM
thiness of blade, toe curve, length...almost like a golf club in a way..i dont feel bad for him, everyone does it....lke they said on the video, look at alex O. his is worse, trust me i have seen it....but thanks for the post, its always funny...especailly when he broke it on the ice....lol
SmokeyJoe
03-10-2009, 10:18 AM
Freakin' hilarious!!! :r
Not sure which was funnier... the attemtped "switcheroo", or when he knew he was busted and tried flat-out breaking the damned thing! Classic!!! :r

Exactly! Pretty funny... :D
WildBlueSooner
03-10-2009, 10:59 AM
damn...almost!
JaKaacH
03-10-2009, 11:10 AM
He must have bought it on the internet..
Hockey stick B&Ms get the best sticks.:ih
ahc4353
03-10-2009, 11:24 AM
:r
motortown
03-10-2009, 01:01 PM
thiness of blade, toe curve, length...almost like a golf club in a way..i dont feel bad for him, everyone does it....lke they said on the video, look at alex O. his is worse...

That was pretty funny when they brought up Alex the Great... and you're right, they ALL have illegal sticks (either in-hand, or behind the bench). I couldn't remember the last time I saw 'em call for a measurement, either... I think one of the announcers said Game 2, McSorely (figures! LOL), but I still haven't gone back to give it a second look.

Is it April yet?....
bugmenot
03-10-2009, 02:13 PM
I remember a couple years ago the sharks called someone for it. Ended up being pretty important, just don't remember who it was against.
gpugliese
03-10-2009, 02:26 PM
Good memory.

Ron Wilson knows Teemu Selanne quite well, having coached him in San Jose and Anaheim. He's also been around the NHL long enough to recognize an illegal stick when he sees one.

So the Sharks coach bided his time until the right opportunity presented itself to catch the Ducks' all-time leading goal scorer red-handed.

An illegal stick penalty on Selanne negated an Anaheim power-play at the start of overtime, and the Sharks went on to beat the Ducks 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday night.

"I wasn't very happy about what happened," Selanne said. "Obviously, I didn't expect that call. Whether it was classy or not, it was Ron Wilson's decision. He's not my favorite coach anymore."

Selanne used poor ice surfaces as an excuse for altering his sticks.
Savvy
03-10-2009, 03:41 PM
I used to go to Admiral games all the time growing up, back when there was still an IHL. I remember one case of stick measuring in my entire life of going to hockey games-and I've been to a lot- and it was agains the Admirals goalie Mark LaForest. They measured his stick, he got a minor penalty. They then measured his next stick, he got another penalty. And after his third stick measurement the coach just took him out of the game after that. Three illegal sticks in one game...that's pretty bad.