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800-927-2770 There are too many reasons why too many men on ice
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Los Angeles Kings celebrate Anze Kopitar's Game 2 overtime goal,
scored on a power play after the Vancouver Canucks were called
for too many men on the ice. By Jonathan Hayward, AP  Justin
Bourne, a former minor league hockey player, writes a column for
USA TODAY during the NHL season.   So, for those of you pulling
your hair out this morning going, "How does that happen?", I
figured I'd help.  This penalty, though almost always publicly
blamed on the coach (by themselves, by the commentators) is
nearly never the coaches' fault. It's also almost never the
defensemen's fault (actually, I can't ever remember a time when
it was).  Yep, it's us forwards.  Coaches call the next line by
the center's last name. So for the Canucks, Sedin-Sedin-Burrows
goes by "Sedin, you're up", and the two wingers just know that
includes them, unless ot