Rule 32.2 As there is a human factor involved in blowing the whistle to stop play, the Referee may deem the play to be stopped slightly prior to..
..the whistle actually being blown. The fact that the puck may come loose or cross the goal line prior to the sound of the whistle has no bearing..
By J.K. Robbins How does a rock band stay relevant in a society full of short attention spans? How do they keep the residuals rolling in despite having a catalog of only two albums that have been out for years? In the case of the Scottish rock act, The Fratellis, the answer came in the [...]
Carolina Hurricanes rookie Jeff Skinner’s lifelong dream came true earlier this month – he’s played in the NHL. How he has a new dream – to avoid playing in North Carolina. “I’m hoping they’ll send me back to Kitchener,” said the first-year center. “I can’t bear the thought of going to Raleigh. Finland was neat, [...]
Nashvilles Predator forward Sergei Kostitsyn filed a police report late Monday night claiming his early season woes are a direct result of his brother, Andrei, stealing his identity as an elite NHL scorer. In the report, the Belarus native claims Andrei Kostitsyn stole his social security number, credit cards, his Montreal criminal gang street cred [...]
The New Jersey Devils announced this morning that head coach John MacLean would be held out as a healthy scratch for the remainder of the season as the team works to dig itself out from a miserable start. “We felt that it would be best if John took a few months off for maintenance,” said [...]
The Douchebag of the Year awards committee handed out an early nominations to Vancouver Canucks enforcer Ryan Rypien and a Minnesota Wild fan late this evening after the two engaged in an unexpected altercation Tuesday night. During the second period of the Wild’s 6-2 blowout of the Canucks, Rypien fought the Wild’s Brad Staubitz, but [...]
The FBI announced today they have broken up a decades old human trafficking ring known as the NHL, where thousands of young men from eastern Europe, Russia, Canada and even the United States have been bought and traded back and forth annually by a group of 30 multi-million dollar business organizations. FBI special agent Dexter [...]
Toronto Maple Leafs’ fans, confused by what to do with their newfound positive outlook, swept leading goal scorer Clarke MacArthur into the city mayor’s office last week. But MacArthur spent much of his inaugural weekend in office attempting to pacify throngs of city residents who have been overwhelmed by feelings of joy and hope brought [...]
Eager to set disciplinary precedents for the new season, the NHL today announced that the act of mimicking oral sex is equally as bad as knocking a man who isn’t looking unconscious and potentially leaving him with lifelong health problems. The league suspended New York Islanders defenseman James Wisniewski two games for, well, ‘Intent to Blow’ after he [...]
Embarrassed by having to dress just 15 skaters Monday afternoon, the cash-strapped New Jersey Devils tapped a rarely used CBA clause allowing them to sign their beat writers and broadcasters for just $60 a game. The Devils signed the Record’s Tom Gulitti, the Star-Ledger’s Rich Chere and MSG’s Stan Fischler to game-to-game contracts Tuesday after salary [...]
The Florida Panthers announced Monday that the BankAtlantic Center will be covered up entirely with a large blue tarp so long as Lebron James remains in the state and continues to sap any last vestige of fan interest in the team. “With the NBA regular season starting soon and King James suiting up just 40 minutes away, [...]