June 25, 2019 – As the end of the season has come around and the National Hockey League is getting ready for the 2019-2020 season, new rule changes have been announced, among which is a new rule which will give out a 5-minute major penalty for licking.
This new change comes after Boston Bruins left winger Brad Marchand licked many opposing players during games, such as Tampa’s Ryan Callahan among many others. This behavior put Marchand on watch for the season but didn’t account to any rule changes until now.
“He just wouldn’t stop licking the players out there,” said Gary Bettman, Commissioner of the NHL. “We told him to stop, and he just kept on licking.” The rule is aimed to discourage any more incidents of licking, by Marchand or others. “We don’t want this to become a thing,” Bettman adds. “We don’t want to become the National Licking League.”
Callahan, a right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning recalls the experience. “It was just terrible, completely awful. It was by far the most disgusting thing in my life.” Many others who experienced the same thing voiced the same opinions. “I’m just glad there’s a rule implanted for this.”
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