GIF: Czech goal waved off against Canada due to player in crease
Laszlo Balogh / Reuters
It was a controversial call by NHL standards, but not according to the IIHF.
The Czech Republic scored to cut Canada's lead to 2-1 late in the second period of their semifinal matchup at the World Championship on Saturday, but the goal was immediately waved off because Czech forward Petr Koukal was deemed to be in the crease.
(Courtesy: TSN)
The play is not reviewable. Here's the IIHF rule:

The Czech Republic's NHL players like Jaromir Jagr and Jakub Voracek may not like it, but that's the rule.
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