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 »
"I can see what they hope to achieve but the standard of officials in th uk is not good enough for it to work in my opinion."
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"Different sport, bring back the true game"
"Commited Hockey Parent"
"Games will go on too long into the night if this rule isn't changed"
"i think the new zero tollerance rules are stupid, they waste time and make playing the game a total faff!!!"
"this is not NHL andthe skill of the players doesnt lend itelf to these rules get rid of the rules or the fans will walk"
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"The new ref policy kills the flow of the game and had no effect on rough play, or injuries"
"EIHA has brought in too much at once and has strangled the game. This has frustrated fans and players alike so much so that many are leaving the game - quite the opposite effect to what zero tolerance meant to achieve."
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"this will kill the game. this is hockey not netball"
"the games are crap.and 2 stop start lrt them flow"
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"The game is being ruined by taking away the physical side - its a contact sport you morons :-("
"Please apply rules sensibly and make Hockey the great spectator sport it used to be"
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"Hockey should not be a stop start game!"
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"Abolish Zero Tolerance Refereeing"
"AS A FAN WE HAVE FOUND THE RULING HAS"
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