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Diving is a term used in Hockey to describe the way a player tries to get the attention of the Referee by embellishing an infraction from an opposing player in an attempt to draw a penalty. In the NHL, any player called for diving will receive a 2-minute minor penalty for the infraction, as well as a $1,000 fine. Usually, diving is called alongside another penalty to an opposing player. Recently, however, there have been several diving calls that have stood alone. Unfortunately,many players, especially one in particular from Finland have perfected the art of "diving" to the level of an academy award performance and many referees are taken in by these players and the wrong player goes to the box. In the Melnick Division there is an offshoot of the dive called "old guy falling down" or "lousy skating" which also can lead to an undeserved penalty.
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