EIHA to Abolish Zero-tolerance Refereeing

At the start of the 2006/07 English Ice hockey season, the governing association, the EIHA, has changed the interpretation of penalty offences so they are now strictly enforced. This change has meant... continue reading »

100 signatures Goal: 1,000
All Signatures (100 total)
1.
Marilyn G 26 December 2015

"I support this petition"

2.
Mark N 22 October 2015

"I support this petition"

3.
Mel B 17 August 2015

"Hockey's a contact sport. Someone, somewhere seems to have forgotten that!"

4.
Suzanne L 13 June 2015

"I support this petition"

5.
Mike L 25 April 2015

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Rachel H 13 April 2015

"damn right we should have them abolished they are the making of the fast and physical sport hockey being killed!!"

7.
Hannah B 6 December 2014

"If kept ZT will ruin ice hockey"

8.
Andrew Jimenez 26 November 2014

"relax the rules!too many stoppages in the gaem through silly penaties due to the new zero tolerance"

9.
Cally Middleton 10 May 2014

"I support this petition"

10.
Jr Santiago 18 April 2014

"Each player has a specific job to do for the team. Coaches match players against players, lines against lines. Some players score goals, some create goals, some work the corners for the puck, some bump and grind, some create space and others enforce! Thes"

11.
Nicole P 2 April 2014

"I support this petition"

12.
Norman P 24 February 2014

"Get rid of these new rules fast! Match nights are not the same with all the pims. stop/start is just plain boring and will not encourage new fans to this sport. Old fans will also think twice about the sport."

13.
Angela H 12 January 2014

"I support this petition"

14.
Sarah H 22 November 2013

"The new rules are slowing the game down far too much and making fans who have appreciated the ice hockey for many years are being driven away by these rules!!"

15.
Michael B 19 November 2013

"I support this petition"

16.
Sam C 19 October 2013

"They've totally ruined our game!!!"

17.
Susan B 9 October 2013

"I support this petition"

18.
John S 12 September 2013

"let the game flow . Call the REAL penalties and let the bumps go"

19.
Stewart B 5 September 2013

"I support this petition"

20.
Melvin K 9 August 2013

"Going down the same lines as football with all the rule changes.Leave it alone after all it is a mans game.No wonder people stay away"

21.
Rickee M 28 July 2013

"Lets keep the game flowing"

22.
Mel Beck 1 July 2013

"The games are going to go on for a lot longer than they used to due to all the stoppages in play and penalties!! Not very keen on the new rules, the game just isnt the same!!"

23.
Joseph T 28 June 2013

"i think that the new rules have to go i play under 19 and it makes the games feel as if its not a physical contact sport you cant do anything without the refree whistling,its as if all the refree's have swallowed their whistles and everytime they breathe "

24.
Voiceof R 28 March 2013

"Play the game the rest of us do. As into the rules."

25.
Bob B 17 February 2013

"If the game continues like this it is with great regret but I will no longer watch the sport."

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