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Originally Posted by jacksonh
I think the problem is there is just too much going on around the crease for the refs to even pay attention to the puck. I'd like to see the actual calling of a goal offloaded from the refs responsibilities so that they can focus on what the players are doing, not whether or not the puck is in the net.
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Keep in mind it's whether the GOALIE is in the crease when ANY contact occurs that goalie interference should be called provided the offensive player was not pushed into the goalie by a defending player. I.E. If Holmstrom wasn't in the crease but accidentally brushed him with his butt, it should still be called goalie interference even if Holmstrom wasn't all the way in the crease.
If the GOALIE is outside the crease, the offensive player contacting the goalie has to be doing so intentionally for it to be called goalie interference. So intent is what has to be deciphered by the ref in that scenario.
So in conclusion, contrary to what many dopey TV commentators think (Ed Olcyk I'm lookin' right at you) you can be called for goalie interference whether the goalie is in or out of the crease. Any contact with the goalie in the crease except forced by a defender should be called goalie interference; while contact with the goalie outside the crease has to be intentional for goalie interference to be called.