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AHL to re-implement hybrid icing

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The American Hockey League has announced it will use hybrid icing for the 2013-14 campaign, re-implementing a rule it used on a trial basis during the NHL lockout.

“We are pleased to see the National Hockey League and the NHLPA adopt the hybrid icing rule that was successfully implemented in the AHL last season,” AHL CEO Dave Andrews said in a statement. “We join with the NHL and the NHLPA in believing that this rule will reduce an unnecessary risk of injury and make our game safer for our players.”

On Monday, the NHL and NHLPA announced the (mildly surprising) decision to go ahead with hybrid icing for the upcoming campaign after using it on a trial basis during the preseason.

While several people voiced their displeasure (see here and here and here) with hybrid icing -- a mix of touch and no-touch icing in which the linesman determines which player would be first to reach the puck -- NHLPA executive Mathieu Schneider said the “majority of teams” support the change.