Posting Shortly: State Sen. Says CSCOPE Will be Yanked in Texas

As Heard on Beck Radio: Wait Until You Read that Poem By One of Those Punished for Benghazi Lapses

Sports

Craziest Hockey Goal You’ve Seen? Puck Literally Splits in Half During Shot: Should the Score Count?

Mar. 18, 2013 2:35pm Jonathon M. Seidl

This could be one of the craziest hockey plays you’ve ever seen.

During a swiss National League A playoff game in Saturday, Cedric Botter of Fribourg-Gottéron launched the puck toward the EHC Biel goal. It went in. Kinda. Video of the show shows that the puck hit the post and split in half. One part of the puck did, in fact, go in the net, but the other part deflected and was knocked away.

Watch it below:

But the burning question is: Did it count? According to Yahoo, it did not. Referees initially called it a goal, but after viewing replay called it off.

But should they have? Weigh in below.

In CONTROL, Glenn Beck presents a passionate, fact-based case for guns that reveals why gun control isn’t really about controlling guns at all; it’s about controlling us. Find out more HERE.

Back to The Blaze »

Comments (48)

kevinpontbriand
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 8:54pm
First off… its a goal, not a score…. sorry BLAZE (I love you).

Secondly – happened to me too – no goal (I was mad, flabbergasted, and impressed with myself.. though it hit the post when it cracked

Thirdly – the entire puck needs to cross the line, not a piece or a part.. the ENTIRE puck.

Didn’t watch the video.. if both pieces went in its a good goal.. if not sorry dude – mine didn’t count either. Too much going on in this world to give 2 poops about some hockey game other my BRUINS! But before that the USA and world events are numero uno!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Leveraction3030
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 10:38pm
  Obviously this player is on some type of banned substance to hit a puck this hard. Lets get to the bottom of this serious crisis. Congress should immediately stop all the work they are doing to save America and bring this hockey player in for immediate questioning by their highly intelligent members.
  God save the sport of hockey forever; before it is too late.
  
  Report this comment
- Worldsapart
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 12:21am
  What the heck is this? Is this a new sport? I swear, the things they do in these other countries are simply crazy.
  
  Ha!
  
  Report this comment
- Ollie123
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 8:50am
  weight the two pieces of the puck, if the piece that went into the goals post weighs more it is a goal, if it weighs less than the other piece not goal.
  
  Report this comment
Southernsoul
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 7:19pm
When I played Hockey the rule was, if any part of the puck went across the goal line it counted as a goal.

So, in my opinion. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
johnbrown
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 7:18pm
who cares…

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
magsdad
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:40pm
What a God-awful language….sounded like everyone was gagging

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- GMoney
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 9:00am
  Bwahahahahahaha! I was thinking the exact same thing!!!
  
  Report this comment
TexBork
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:01pm
The score counts. Any part of the puck that crosses the line, even if it is not the whole puck, still counts as a score. If the very tip of a puck crosses the edge of the goal line, even if the entire puck does not, nor if the puck is knocked back out, nor enters the netted area, the goal is counted. If half a puck breaches the line, it’s a goal. It is the same in football. If the tip of the ball crosses the edge of the goal line, the score is counted if the player is not down. The only difference is in hockey the player does not have to physically possess the puck. It can be swatted (or shot) in.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Rowgue
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:22pm
  Completely wrong. It doesn’t work like football. The ENTIRE puck must be COMPLETELY across the goal line for a goal to count. Since this puck split in two and half of it didn’t come anywhere near the goal line it’s an easy no goal call.
  
  Report this comment
yanki161
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 5:47pm
How about half a point with an asterisk? lol

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
Ruprecht
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 5:32pm
Simple. The entire puck did not cross the line. Assuming the rules are the same there as here, no goal. Fin.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
wouldubelieveit
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 5:20pm
the rules is any part of the puck any means any crosses the line any. if only a 1/8 of a inch of the puck crosses the line it’s a point about 1/3 of it crossed the line that makes it a point.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- yogyperaneze
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 5:35pm
  Actually the rule ia that the entire puck has to cross the line. So no goal :(
  
  Report this comment
- Rowgue
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:25pm
  That is not the rule. The rule is the entire puck has to be completely across the goal line.
  
  Stop trying to make up your own facts. You’re dangerously close to employing wingnut liberal debating tactics.
  
  Report this comment
- Xyskalla
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:07pm
  This obviously isn’t the NHL, but according to the Wikipedia page on NHL rules (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League_rules#Scoring_and_winning), “A goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line and enters the net.”
  
  Report this comment
- SovereignSoul
  Posted on March 19, 2013 at 3:07pm
  No, I would not believe it because that is not the rule.
  
  Report this comment
woodyee
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 4:18pm
Why didn’t they just let them duel for it?

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
huey6367
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:21pm
That’s one way to confuse the defense.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
Daniel
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:12pm
Check the players stick. He has a buzz saw on the blade, and cut it into pieces on purpose. LOL

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
SteelJewel
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:01pm
It is a goal and if both pats landed in the net, I say give them two point :)

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
J_Ind_Boston
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:59pm
The rule is the entire puck must fully cross the red line, in this case it did not, so no goal.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
anOpinion
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:59pm
Based on the rules, its not a goal because the whole puck must be over the line to be considered a goal.

Maybe they should add a new rule “if the biggest remaining piece of the puck goes in the net, its a goal” :)

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
John655
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:58pm
The majority of the puck went in. GOAL!

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
SovereignSoul
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:58pm
I’m not sure about the Swiss league but in all the American leagues the puck must enter the net and completely cross the goal line to count as a goal. If half of the puck did not completely cross the goal line, then it can’t be a legitimate goal. Simple.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
GuruMeditation
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:57pm
No score.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
bclinger
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:55pm
I believe the rule is the entire puck has to cross the line. It didn’t so no goal.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Bill Ryan
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:03pm
  Agree. The entire puck most completely cross the goal line = no goal scored here.
  
  Report this comment
- UNALIEN
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:14pm
  this^^^^^
  
  Report this comment
jam240sx
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:52pm
I would say if we strictly followed the rules, which say a score is made if any part of the puck crosses the line, then it’s a score.

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- Rowgue
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 6:27pm
  What rule is that? No hockey league on the planet uses that rule including peewee level leagues.
  
  Report this comment
truemedia
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:49pm
No for which section was actually protected to go out?

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
termyt
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:48pm
Not sure. Not scoring the goal would hurt the self esteem of the shooter. Scoring the goal would hurt the self esteem of the Goalie.

How about we just stop scoring all of the goals and give everyone a trophy?

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- TheBurningTruth
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 3:54pm
  You’re close. EVERYBODY gets a point! Now that preserves the self-esteem of everyone!
  
  Plus everyone in the crowd gets a 32 oz slurpie.
  
  Report this comment
tightline
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:44pm
Hell with it, count it.

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
GOFORT
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:44pm
Half a goal

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
pap pap
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:41pm
Tough Call

Report this comment
Log in to Reply Reply
Nuclear Bumpkin
Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:38pm
Made In China

Report this comment
Log in to ReplyReply
- stumpy68
  Posted on March 18, 2013 at 2:50pm
  lmao id bet on it
  
  Report this comment

It appears that you have Javascript Disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser preferences for a better user experience on TheBlaze. You can not comment without Javascript enabled.