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Jonathan
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three, 10 or 20 games for hitting linesman Scott Driscoll on Thursday night. Why
such a range of suspendable games in the NHL rule book? Also, have you ever been
hit by a player like Driscoll was last night? Or did someone come close?
Jason,Markham, ON Jason: Its unacceptable and intolerable for a player, under
any circumstance, to deliberately apply physical force in any manner against an
official! Daniel Carcillo subjected himself to an automatic suspension under
rule 40 when he crossed the line and clipped linesman Scott Driscoll with his
elbow. Rule 40 is very specific and unique in that it provides authority for the
referee (officials) to impose a player suspension; including a varied range of
game numbers. The history of this rule is also unique and was implemented
following a hard line taken by the NHLOA in 1982, when players that physically
abused an official were given a mere slap on the wrist by the League. This is
how it all transpired and as I documented in my book, The Final Call. In my
second year in the league, there was more than a growing concern that player
violence and disrespect against on-ice officials had escalated beyond anything
that could be tolerated by the members of the NHLOA. Referee Andy Van Hellemond
was the most high-profile target of player abuse, having been crosschecked in
the back by Barclay Plager of the St. Louis Blues and then punched in the chest
by Paul Holmgren of the Flyers. Van Hellemond, along with Dave Newell, president
of the NHLOA, and legal counsel Jim Beatty, pulled NHL president John Ziegler
away from the annual office Christmas party in Montreal on Dec. 23, 1981 in an
attempt to convey how serious our concerns were. It was felt that if stronger
suspensions were imposed, players would refrain from what had been taking place.
The league seemed to prefer the status quo. Beatty then wrote a letter to the
NHL, which he released to the media, advising that, because the officials feared
that their safety was not being adequately provided for (as the league was
obligated to do under the CBA) we would begin "working to rule." The letter
clarified what that meant: if a fight broke out, the referee and two linesmen
would retreat to the safety of the officials crease by the penalty box. When the
combatants had finished fighting, they were to make their way to the penalty box
and take their respective seats, at which time the referee would assess the
appropriate penalties. This "work to rule" lasted one weekend only and quickly
got the attention of the league. In my game in Winnipeg that weekend, Jets tough
guy Bryan Maxwell fought an opponent behind the net under the big picture of the
Queen. I blew my whistle and the linesmen and I went to the officials crease and
waited. The punches eventually slow as the players looked for the officials to
step in. When that didnt happen, they stopped fighting, picked up their gloves
and sticks, and, obeying the commands of my waving arm, took their places in the
penalty box for five minutes. By the time the weekend was over, the NHL agreed
to act, and, to the satisfaction of the NHLOA, a "blue-ribbon committee" was
created to discuss and implement changes. The panel consisted of general
managers, coaches, referees, NHL executives and NHLPA Executive Director Alan
Eagleson. The group was given the task of fashioning a rule change to take
effect, subject to the board of governors approval, at the beginning of the
1982-83 season. Before the current season finished and the panel got to craft a
new rule, Van Hellemond was punched again. This time, Terry OReilly hit him with
a wicked right cross to the side of the head during a playoff game against the
Quebec Nordiques on April 25 (OReilly was suspended for the first 10 games of
the next season and fined $500). After its deliberations, the blue-ribbon
committee put forward a tough policy known as Rule 67. This rule called for an
automatic 20-game suspension for any player who, "deliberately strikes, or who
deliberately applies physical force in any manner against an official." It also
specified an automatic three-game suspension for any player who "physically
demeans" an official or who "deliberately applies physical force" to an official
while being restrained during a fight with an opposing player. In both of these
cases, the penalty and automatic suspension were to be imposed by the referee
immediately after the game, and the player had no right of appeal! Conventional
wisdom at the time was that due to the severity of the consequences there would
never be another case of physical abuse against an official. That was until the
night before Halloween 1983 when Tom Lysiak was playing for Chicago against
Harford and he was ejected from a faceoff by linesman Ron Foyt. After the puck
was dropped Lysiak skated through the faceoff circle and deliberately tripped
Foyt from behind. The referee in the game, Dave Newell, suspended Lysiak for 20
games. All hell broke loose. Lysiak went to court and got a temporary
injunction. Ultimately, the suspension stuck. Unfortunately, Ron Foyt was
terminated at the end of the following season, in what many of us considered a
case of retribution over the Lysiak affair. The rule evolved into what we now
know as rule 40 to differentiate between varying degrees of physical abuse
applied toward an official (There was wide gap between 20 and three games).
Following the Lysiak court injunction, an appeal process was also added to
provide the player with his "day in court." In this case, if Daniel Carcillo is
suspended under rule 40 by the officials working the game Thursday night in NY,
the League will hold a conference call with the NHLPA to review the Referees
application of this rule, and will refrain from issuing public comment affirming
the Referees application of Rule 40 until that call is complete. The player (or
the officials) may request the Commissioner to review, subject to the provisions
of this rule, the penalty imposed by the Referees (Must be filed in writing
within 72 hours following notification of the penalty). A hearing will be
conducted by the Commissioner on an expedited basis before the second game
missed by the player due to the automatic suspension. For Category lll offenses
only, the Commissioner may conduct the hearing by telephone. For Category I and
ll offenses, the hearing shall be conducted in person. After any review, the
Commissioner shall issue an order that: (i) sustaining the minimum suspension,
or (ii) increasing the number of games within the category, or (iii) changing to
a lower category, or (iv) changing to a lower category and increasing the number
of games within this category, or (v) in the case of a Category lll suspension
only, reducing the number of games of the suspension. Note rule 40.6 provides
that in the event that the player has committed more than one offense under this
rule, in addition to the penalties already imposed under this offense, his case
shall be referred to the Commissioner of the League for consideration of
supplementary disciplinary action. This would be Daniel Carcillos second
violation of physical abuse of an official and while that would not have been
taken into account by the officials last night, Commissioner Gary Bettman should
already have this case moved to his desk. This column is already very lengthy
Jason, so I will save player attacks that I personally endured for another
time!
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