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..
The city of Winnipeg was excitedly preparing to accomplish something it had for the last 15 years early Tuesday — to not field a team in the NHL playoffs in the upcoming season. By all accounts, the NHL is expected to announce today that Winnipeg will soon be the new home of the Atlanta Thrashers, [...]
SAN JOSE, CA.: The morning after the Detroit Red Wings miracle comeback was stimied by the San Jose Sharks, the team received even more bad news. NHL Disciplinarian Colin Campbell informed Wings GM Ken Holland early this morning that both Jiri Hudler and Dan Cleary have been suspended for the start of the 2011-2012 season, [...]
In what many are calling the most befuddling personality changes in history, mild-mannered New York Rangers’ forward Sean Avery has overnight become a polarizing figure to fans of the NHL. The annual Lady Byng finalist shocked many around the league by recently expressing an opinion on a controversial topic, same-sex marriage, in a pretaped commercial [...]
Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin was cleaning out his locker this morning, fresh from his team being swept from the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning, when a reporter asked a question. “Alex, does this mean the Russian machine has broken?” Ovechkin glared. “Russian machine never breaks, just poorly designed. Like Pinto.” The question came [...]
Could Matt Cooke have claimed his biggest head shot victim to date? As the news broke late Sunday night that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by a shot to the head, Pittsburgh Penguin enforcer Cooke was seen standing near a wall, whistling nonchalantly while pandemonium erupted around him. “I told him that [...]