Sources: NHL told DiPietro to change pads

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Jan 4, 2008 1:36 AM EST

Article Source: Tsn.ca

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Sources tell TSN that the NHL asked New York Islanders netminder Rick DiPietro to change his pads during the first intermission of Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers at Nassau Coliseum.

DiPietro played the first period in new white Itech leg pads, then returned for the second period wearing his old orange and blue pads.

NHL's executive vice-president and director of hockey operations, Colin Campbell and Islanders general manager Garth Snow are believed to have discussed the situation after DiPietro was ordered to change his pads. The two are expected to further discuss the matter on Friday.
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"I guess it's my fault, but I was under the impression that they had been approved. I thought I did the right thing. Once we found out after the warm-up that they hadn't been approved, we called and let them know and measured them and made sure they were legal. Everything measured out fine. It's their call."

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Chris Casciano

Follow up to this was that te NHL told him the pads were in fact standard & legal a day or two later.

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#1 - Sun Jan 6, 2008 11:36 PM EST

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CHRIS CASCIANO

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