SHL prioritizes the issue of tougher penalties for filming.
The league is also looking into making the expulsion process easier for diving directly into the match.
– This is a topic high on the agenda, says Johann Hemlin, SHL’s Director of Sports.
After Thursday’s run in the SHL, the disciplinary panel sentenced three players for filming.
Many active league members and fans want a higher penalty of SEK 5,000 as a fine for the infraction.
In this case, it could involve suspension or higher fines.
The topic of reinforcements is high on the agenda. We are reviewing the possibility of changing penalty models. Then whether there is a suspension or higher fines, we will have to come back to it. It’s a good thing you can curb it before it has really serious consequences. Johann Hemlin says I’m really glad we were able to introduce the fine, then maybe it needs to be adjusted, and those are also the cues we get from the law.
‘big step’
The league is also looking to get better at spotting shooting during an ongoing game, without Johann Hemlin wanting to delve into video reviews and coach challenges.
– Just being fined for filming was a big move, he’s not very popular in other leagues. The next step, says Johann Hemlin, is to try to improve on the ice diving ejection, bearing in mind that it is going incredibly fast and it may be difficult for the referee team to judge in real time.
She is Swedish Ice Hockey Association The disciplinary committee that decides on fines and arrests.
The Disciplinary Committee has a set of regulations based on the penalty laws of the Norwegian Sports Federation.
It has nothing to do with the ice hockey rulebook, but all private associations are subject to the same RF laws.
Nothing prevents closures
The league organizations SHL and Hockeyallsvenskan are holding discussions at the same time with the disciplinary committee and the appropriate levels.
There is nothing in the statute to prevent the suspension of shooting.
These are questions that the players association, clubs and the ice hockey association must agree on.
Sico represents the players, and a challenge is that fines of 5,000 crowns can be a ton of money, for example, for rookies but can mean less for other players.
Reveals more situations
In 32 games in the SHL’s inaugural season, four players have now been sentenced for filming.
Last week Stefan Matu in Linköping, this week Brendan Scheinmein in Lulia, Kaley Klang in Ruggli and Jesper Peterson in Linköping.
– I’m not too surprised that there were three convictions on Thursday, we’ve had six cases before during the season that amounted to the reference people. I think there are exactly the right reference people for ex-players, referees and sporting directors. The interest around him increased, then I think he goes through a bit in periods. Obviously there will be an emphasis on that when there are three entries in the same round, says Johann Hemlin.
‘More than we’re used to’
Thomas Thorsbrink, SHL’s chief referee, follows the ongoing discussions about filming.
All the clubs agree that we don’t want this in the league. I think we’re seeing a little bit more here at the start of the season with reinforcements. It’s rarely about pure photography where nothing has happened. On the other hand, there are reinforcements that one exaggerates in order to get carried away. Over a few years, we’ve seen an increase in stealth in it, says Thomas Thorsbrink, and at the start of this season there was more than we’re used to.
When club and league representatives met during the pre-season, it was agreed that the issue of filming would be addressed.