Was there a penalty in the old days for how high one could raise the stick for a shot?

Question

Since before the sixties goalies did not regularly wear masks, my question is was there a restriction to how high a player could raise there stick on a shot?

Answer 1

There were not many rules back then or at least the referees did not or could not enforce them. I remember watching and the ice would be covered with blood. Of course maybe it was octopus since we always watched the red wings.

Answer 2

wait for Lity, he's about the only one knowlegable + old enough to fill you in on this

(no offence mon ami !!)

hmm 288 v 3.0 (I didn't know Bill Gates was from Toronto?) .. anyway as far as I know the fastest timed shot was Bobby Hull at 119.5 mph (192.3 kph)

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

Until 1948, a stick could not come up above the waist on a shot.  It was a rule, but not a penalty.   It was very hard to enforce as well.  

It wasn't until the 1950s when slapshots became common that this happened with any regularity anyway.

Answer 5

No, there wasn't. I think you're thinking of the curve of the stick. The league didn't start to make rules on that until expansion, I believe, and they were thinking safety when they implemented it. If there's too much curve, then the puck could go 150+mph....and that's just a wrist shot.

Answer 6

no    i think that all the goal play stand up not butterfly             so the players shot lower.