auf der IIHF Homepage werden schon länger die TOP-100-Stories der Eishockeygeschichte vorgestellt. Von der aktuellen Geschichte (#19) hab ich gar nichts gewußt:
IIHF allows bodychecking in all three zones
July 8, 1969 – Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
The IIHF’s summer Congress of 1969 provided arguably the most substantial and dramatic rule changes in the history of international hockey. Aligning the game with the NHL, the IIHF voted to allow body-checking in all areas of the ice. Previously, hitting was allowed only in the defensive zone. A defenseman, inside his blueline, could hit an attacker. But the forward was not allowed to bodycheck a defenseman in his defensive zone. The neutral zone was a “demilitarized zone” – no hitting allowed.
