I like touch icing, because I believe in its original purpose which is to distinguish between an icing caused by a missed headman pass (where the offensive team should have a good chance of touching first) versus a desperation dump. Maybe they should just call more penalties to handle the injury issue. It is almost always obvious several strides away who is going to get there first so there should be a very low tolerance for creaming the defender if he touches first. OTOH, if the offensive player touches first and the play stays live, it's no different from any other race to the puck and should be treated as such.
Since this is a warbird forum I thought you guys might like to see my little puck collection from my hometown Junior A team. The emblem in the middle puck, with the accurate Mk.XII drawing, in use during the 1980s was always my favorite except that I hated the roundel formed by the corporate sponsor's name and the orange-and-brown trimmed uniforms that went with it.
The hockey team began in 1945 and my assumption has always been that the name refers to the Spitfires flown by RCAF 417 Sqn, which was adopted by the city and known as the City of Windsor Squadron during WWII.
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