This holds up play, and frequent awarding of penalties may materially interfere with the run of the game. As a result sports writers are declaring that the matches this season are becoming dull They mention particularly a recent match at Earl's Court in which there were twenty-one penalties.
Players are said to be afraid to put into their play the dash which is the thrill of ice-hockey. Various remedies are suggested, including the obvious one of reverting to the two-referees of ice-hockey. Various remedies are suggested, including the obvious one of reverting to the two-referees, Another, which has been placed before the B.LH.A., is that the referee shall have the assistance of two officials, like linesman in football A third is that there shall be one assistant referee placed up above the rink, who would signal infringements which the referee had missed.
Others point out that when a team has several players sent into the penalty box for infringements, the obvious tactic for the remaining players is simply to keep whipping the puck to the other end of the rink.
1t is suggested that to prevent play becoming dull in this way, the Canadian rule should be adopted which does not allow more than two players of one side to be in the "naughty boys" box at the same time. If a third man incure a penalty, he continues playing until one of those on his side previously penalized comes back on the ice.
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