Hockey world divided over Blake Coleman call in Edmonton Oilers victory over Flames
Blake Coleman kick. Add it to the lore of the Battle of Alberta.With 5:57 left in the third period of Game 5 between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers Thursday night, Coleman drove to the Oilers net.
Edmonton Oilers advance to West Final with OT win over Flames Mikael Backlund’s shot went in off Coleman’s skate. The Flames celebrated a 5-4 lead before the officials used video review to rule Coleman had kicked the puck over the line.“In live speed, I felt like I was in a battle.
My understanding is you can direct the puck, but you just can’t kick it. I didn’t feel that I kicked it,” explained Coleman after the game. “I opened my foot.
My understanding is you can redirect the puck off your foot as long as you’re not lifting it and kicking it into the net.”The NHL defines a distinct kicking motion as when “an attacking player has deliberately propelled the puck with a kick of his foot or skate and the puck subsequently enters the net.”It doesn’t matter if Coleman lifted his foot off the ice or not, he admitted to adjusting the position of his foot to propel into the net.
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