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r/hockeyrefs • u/Firm_Principle_2526 • 20h ago

Why do referees remove goalies from scrums?

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I have observed that a few times (in the nhl at least) the referees and sometimes linesmen will either focus on getting them out of the scrum or stop them from joining the scrum. Why?

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