2nd Period · Lesson 8 of 12 · Rink Pass
Arm up: the delayed penalty and the empty net
Why play keeps going after a foul, and why the goalie races to the bench.
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1/4 A visitor hooks a home player, but home still has the puck. The referee raises an arm and lets play continue until the visitors gain control of it.
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2/4 The visitors cannot score without gaining control of the puck, and that stops play, so home pulls its goalie for an extra skater.
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3/4 Home scores during the delay. At even strength, the first signaled minor is not served: it goes on the scoresheet, but nobody goes to the box.
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4/4 Late in a game, a trailing team may pull its goalie the same way. If an opponent then fouls a player who would have had an obvious goal on the empty net, the goal is awarded.
When the team that was fouled has the puck, the referee raises an arm and waits. The whistle comes when the team that fouled gains control of the puck. Until then, the fouled team has a free attack, which is why the goalie often races to the bench for an extra skater.
If the fouled team scores during the delay while the teams are at even strength (or the scoring team is short), the first signaled minor is not served. It is still written on the scoresheet. Any other penalty on the same play is served.
Pulling the goalie late in a game is a coach's choice, not a rule, and you will see it when a team trails by one or two goals. If the defending team stops an obvious goal on the empty net with a foul, the officials award the goal.