2020-02-14: Cornell 5 Union 2

[Give My Regards]

Cornell's win over Union means that the Big Red has defeated each of their league opponents at least once this season.

This may not sound like a big deal, but it's the first time Cornell has been able to do that since 2004-05.

[David Harding]

sure but isn't that incidental contact? galajda made the save. i guess the argument could be that he was impeded from settling deeper in the crease or from gathering the rebound. whatever it was, whew.

Look at the replay around the 2 minute mark. Rinaldi interferes with Galajda before the initial shot. He appears to catch the right skate/leg of Galajda, knocking him to his knees. That does not allow him to quickly get to his right to make the save on the rebound. Good call and I wonder who from CU saw it.

Isn't he also in the blue before the puck?

i don't think that's been the rule since shortly after the sabres/stars controversy got people thinking a lot about whether in the crease violations should be a per se rule

Right but you can you stand in the crease waiting for the puck?  

Even though it was for only a second that's what he did. In the crease for a second is different from waiting in the crease for the puck and tipping it in, isn't it?

From the horse's mouth:

Rule 73 - Interference on the Goalkeeper
73.1      Interference on the Goalkeeper - The overriding rationale of this rule is that a goalkeeper should have the ability to move freely within the goal crease without being hindered by the actions of an attacking player. However, an attacking player's position, whether inside or outside the crease, should not, by itself, determine whether a goal should be allowed or disallowed. In other words, goals scored while attacking players are standing in the crease may, in appropriate circumstances, be allowed.
Goals should be disallowed only if an attacking player, either by positioning or by contact, impairs the goalkeeper's ability to defend the goal.
 

If an attacking player has been pushed, shoved, or fouled by a defending player and causes contact with the goalkeeper, such contact will not be deemed contact initiated by the attacking player for purposes of this rule, provided the attacking player has made a reasonable effort to avoid such contact.
If a defending player has been pushed, shoved, or fouled by an attacking player so as to cause the defending player to come into contact with the goalkeeper, such contact shall be deemed contact initiated by the attacking player for purposes of this rule, and if necessary a penalty assessed to the attacking player and if a goal is scored it shall be disallowed.
Rights of the Goaltender – The rules must protect the goaltender and allow him or her to defend the goal, within the goal crease, without interference from an attacking player. This includes allowing a goaltender to move effectively and efficiently within the crease, as well as being able to see the puck unimpeded by a player who has established a position in the crease.
Rights of the Attacking Player – Attacking players who are outside of the crease have some rights to the space they occupy. In cases where an attacking player makes contact with goaltender's equipment that extends outside the plane of the crease (e.g., glove, blocker, stick, etc.), provided that the attacking player does not initiate distinct and deliberate actions aimed at impeding the goaltender's use of their equipment (e.g., slashing the goaltender's glove), this contact should be considered incidental and goals scored on such plays shall be allowed.
If an attacking player establishes a significant position within the goal crease, so as to obstruct the goalkeeper's vision and impair his ability to defend his goal, and a goal is scored, such goals shall be disallowed. For this purpose, a player establishes a significant position within the crease when, in the referee's judgment, his/her body, or a substantial portion thereof, is within the goal crease for more than an instantaneous period of time.
Role of the Official – Officials are encouraged to use their discretion  in determining the effect of an attacking player making contact with a goaltender or with goaltender equipment. Referees are instructed to give more significant consideration to the degree and nature of the contact than to the exact location of the goalkeeper at the time of the contact. If, in the opinion of the official, the incidental contact had no effect on the goaltender's ability to defend the goal, a goal may be allowed in such situations.
73.2   Penalty - If, in the opinion of the official, an attacking player initiates contact that physically prevents the goalkeeper from defending the goal, the attacking player may receive a penalty. This penalty may be enforced whether or not the goalkeeper is inside or outside the goal crease and whether or not a goal is scored. The referee should give significant consideration to the degree and nature of the contact with the goalkeeper rather than to the exact location of the goalkeeper at the time of the contact.
If an attacking player establishes position in the goal crease, and is physically or visually screening the goalkeeper and impairing the ability to defend the goal, and a goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed.
to communicate with attacking players to exit the crease; if players do not comply, the referee may stop play and conduct a faceoff in the neutral zone.
73.3   Face-off Location - Whenever the Referee stops play to disallow a goal as a result of contact with the goalkeeper (incidental or otherwise), the resulting
 

face-off shall take place at the nearest neutral zone face-off spot outside the attacking zone of the offending team.
73.4   Rebounds and Loose Pucks - In a rebound situation, or where a goalkeeper and attacking player(s) are simultaneously attempting to play a loose puck, whether inside or outside the crease, incidental contact with the goalkeeper will be permitted, and any goal that is scored as a result will be allowed.
In the event that a goalkeeper has been pushed into the net together with the puck by an attacking player, the goal will be disallowed. If applicable, appropriate penalties will be assessed.
In the event that the puck is under a player in or around the crease area (deliberately or otherwise), a goal cannot be scored by pushing this player together with the puck into the goal. If applicable, the appropriate penalties will be assessed, including a penalty shot if deemed to be covered in the crease deliberately (see Rule 67 – Delaying the Game).
73.5   Overall Philosophy - Unless the official is certain that a goal was scored through an illegal action (e.g., physically hindering the goalkeeper's ability to move freely while in the crease and defend the goal), the goal must count. Games that have video replay available may correct egregious errors, but the standard of evidence required to disallow a goal is significant. There must be conclusive video evidence to overturn an initial on-ice call.

[Trotsky]

Locke leads the ECAC in faceoff percentage and in goals per SOG.