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The instigator is not often responsible
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Editorial, NHL,
According to part of NHL rule 47.11, “a player or goalkeeper who is deemed to be the instigator of an altercation shall be assessed an instigating minor penalty, a major penalty for fighting and a ten-minute misconduct.” This rule is known as the “instigator penalty”, and is widely admonished by the hockey community, and with good reason. The penalty is often given to he who starts a fight, but that fight is often started because the instigator is actually working in retaliation for something started by another.
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