I tend to get interference penalties when I shove players close to the net. EA_Aljo
So this is pretty much your safe shoving zone. But you can only shove once every real 3 seconds. Spamming it will get you penalties so you have to make sure you time these things properly. Also you don't use the back and forth hit for a windup. You just press in the direction of the player for what I consider a light hit.
Edit: Don't do it if your team picks up the puck
Does this 3 second rule apply to shove vs crosscheck as well?
Well what happens is you normally shove a player but if you go again too fast the chances are much higher you will be taking a penalty such as a crosscheck. It's most likely meant to be used as a timed thing when a shot is going to be incoming. Granted this doesn't equate in the 1v1 gameplay but more for full human team scenarios.
