Minor penalty for equipment violation
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The orange defensemen was within the rules to pick up the goalies stick to bring it back to him. However, once he played the puck a minor penalty is assessed for playing with more than one stick.
Ron M.
Rule 301 (e) states:
"A minor penalty for equipment violation shall be assessed to a player or goalkeeper who participates in the play while he is in possession of more than one stick, except that no penalty shall be assessed to a player who is accidentally struck by the puck while he is carrying a replacement stick to a teammate."
Since the orange defense man intentionally played the puck, with two sticks, he should be assessed a minor penalty for a equipment violation.
Staff
The goalie for the orange team loses his stick and it is knocked behind the net. During play, a defenseman on his team picks up the goalie stick. On the way to giving the stick back to the goalie, he blocks a pass with his skate and kicks the puck into the corner. Is this a legal play? If not, what penalty should be called?