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League preparing to jump on those who dive?

By Al Morganti
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, December 3, 2002

Colin Campbell and Andy VanHellemond addressed the state of officiating in the NHL on Monday, and they have issued what you might call a soft warning about diving. "We're looking at it," said Campbell, the NHL's executive vice president of hockey operations. "It's a tough penalty to call, especially without a replay. It's ugly, and it's worse than it ever was." According to Campbell, the directors of officiating figure they have watched about 140 dives this season. However, only 28 dives were ...

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