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Follow That Puck: The Ins and Outs of Available Tracking Technology

It happened again.

The puck probably went in. It was under the goalie, it was behind the stick, and both of those crossed the goal line. But the video review was inconclusive because they couldn’t actually see the puck across the line itself.

Plenty of sports track whatever their important objects are, and these are often held up as examples of how hockey should be able to do it as well. Fans yell “Put a chip in the puck already!”, but is it really that simple?

Visual Tracking

Most sports use visual tracking systems.