The Coach of the defending team throws a stick off the players' bench preventing a shot on the open goal. Award a goal to the non-offending team. It makes no difference whether or not the stick is thrown from the bench or from the ice, a goal is always awarded in this situation if a clear scoring opportunity is lost. With the goalkeeper off the ice, an attacking player has no defending player to pass and a chance to score on the open goal. The Coach of the defending team throws a stick off the players' bench onto the ice, but the stick does not interfere with any opponent or the puck.
Play continues and the attacking player scores a goal into the open goal.
No penalty is assessed. Because a goal was scored, the bench minor penalty which would otherwise have been assessed is nullified. This is not an awarded goal situation because no immediate scoring opportunity was lost because of the thrown stick. With the puck in his Defending Zone, a defending player deliberately throws his stick at an opponent who does not have possession of the puck. The stick does not interfere with a scoring opportunity.