New rules to stop last year's "SHL parody"

During last season's SM playoffs, there were many headlines that were about video reviews, doomed goals and goals that were approved but that many wanted to be doomed.

Above all, it was about situations in and near the target area. What exactly was required for a goal to be judged?

- It was just a father's, says SVT Sports expert Jonas Andersson, with a few months distance to the playoffs.

And Judge Morgan Johansson agrees with some of the criticism the judges received.

- All right we got some criticism. I think that was right, he tells SVT Sport.

But this year there will be more consistent decisions, he hopes. This is when the regulations have been changed.

The target area is now gaining more importance in goal shots. If a goalkeeper is disturbed by temporary contact within the goal area in connection with a goal shot, the goal shall be rejected. Outside the goal area, however, goals can only be rejected if the goalkeeper is subjected to an offense that returns in deportation.

And these new rules will make it easier for both the judges and the audience.

- Somewhere, I think it's important to have clearer rules. If people understand, I think it will be easier to interpret the rules. It will be easier for us as well, he says.

Jonas Andersson agrees with Johansson.

- It was just a father's. It will be nice to hopefully get rid of it. That should not be the case, but I think it is great with a new rule, he says.

The other big rule news in SHL this season is late hit. Anyone who tackles a player who has just played the puck away should be shown off late (late tackle).

That rule is also praised by Jonas Andersson.

- The biggest problem in SHL has been concussions, and this is a way to get rid of it. That statistic has been scary, damn scary, says Andersson, and aims at last season's 70 concussions per SHL round, which gives an average of 1.3 concussions per round.