Reply To: Body Checking in Youth Hockey

[Robert Mattson]

The governing bodies, in my opinion, need to put out free video demonstrating (A) what is/is not legal body contact and (B) what is/is not legal checking, for all common checking/battling situations on the ice. Yes, USAH tried to do this, but the calls are way to easy to make in their video. They need to show as best they can what the line is between illegal/legal contact and what the potential gray areas are. I think the video would expose inadequacies in the current rules and rule changes like Tom suggests would become more appealing.