FfldCntyFan
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I've been watching hockey games since the late 1960s and yes, there can be goalie interference even if the goalie initiates contact but, I've only seen that called if the opposing player is in the crease and he impedes the goalie from blocking a shot.
On that play it was splitting hairs to claim Turnbull was in the crease. Beyond that, the contact initiated by the goalie was in the goalie's attempt to poke check the puck away from Turnbull, not to block a shot.
I don't know if the rile, as written, allows for this (or even if the spirit of the rule includes this) but I believe it was quite a stretch to call that goalie interference and wipe off the goal.
On that play it was splitting hairs to claim Turnbull was in the crease. Beyond that, the contact initiated by the goalie was in the goalie's attempt to poke check the puck away from Turnbull, not to block a shot.
I don't know if the rile, as written, allows for this (or even if the spirit of the rule includes this) but I believe it was quite a stretch to call that goalie interference and wipe off the goal.