by Adam GretzFiled under: Flames, Flyers, NHL Videos
Oh boy. This is going to be fun. Let's go back to the 2008 postseason when the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils were facing off in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. With the Rangers on a power play, noted agitator Sean Avery positioned himself in front of Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, raised his arms in the air, and proceeded to attempt to screen the future hall of fame goaltender by moving his arms -- and stick -- back and forth. The NHL, deciding it can't have any of these shenanigans, wasted no time in implementing the "Sean Avery rule" which was an interpretation of rule 75.At the time, the NHL released the following statement: "An unsportsmanlike conduct minor penalty (Rule 75) will be interpreted and applied, effective immediately, to a situation when an offensive player positions himself facing the opposition goaltender and engages in actions such as waving his arms or stick in front of the goaltender's face, for the purpose of improperly interfering with and/or distracting the goaltender as opposed to positioning himself to try to make a play."
During Friday's Flyers-Flames game, Philadelphia's Chris Pronger was called for it during the overtime period of his team's 3-2 shootout loss, negating what would have been a game-winning goal.
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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2010/11/26/chris-pronger-called-for-sean-avery-rule/
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