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..
In what is nearly universally believed to be the most anticipated signing of Free Agency 2010, the New York Rangers have secured the services of forward Tim Kennedy. Yes, THAT Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, the much-balleyhooed winger who was totally NOT waived and then bought out by the Buffalo Sabres earlier this summer – where’d you [...]
It’s on. Moments after Spain defeated the Netherlands to claim their first ever World Cup, the party was crashed by the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. As the World Cup trophy was passed to the players for the winning side Sunday afternoon, the lights cut out and the opening strains of Chelsea Dagger played [...]
As the Ilya Kovalchuk NHL hostage crisis – henceforth known as “Ilya Gonna Come My Way?” – reaches day 11, the desire for something – anything – please god, just tell us what he had for lunch, prove he’s alive for christsake! – becomes overwhelming. More than a week has passed since the prized left [...]
Dustin Byfuglien broke out of his Stanley Cup slump Sunday night. He didn’t, however, bust out The Buff – his post-goal celebratory dance move that’s sweeping the nation. According to the curiously-named winger (shouldn’t it be By-FOOG-lee-in?), it was spite that kept his right leg planted firmly on the ice. After losing two games in [...]
Baseball fans were stunned Wednesday to learn that NHL referee Kerry Fraser has made the jump to calling baseball games by costing Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game with an incredibly weak call in the ninth inning. Fraser, calling the Tigers/Indians game under the nickname “Jim Joyce” and wearing a fake mustache, called [...]
NHL players voted unanimously Saturday night to dub the NBA’s Lebron James a “tea-drinking girlie man” in the wake of his much-ballyhooed elbow injury that may or may not be slowing down the Cavaliers superstar. The resolution, adopted at a hastily-called together meeting of the toughest NHL players early Saturday, urges James to “get over [...]
The reporter chastised by Ottawa Senators defenseman Andy Sutton for not actually being an expert said today that he totally had a kickass comeback for Suttons verbal barbs, and wishes he thought of it then. Watch: Sutton to reporter – You’re an expert? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Ray Fittipaldo said Wednesday afternoon that the perfect comeback [...]
Carolina rookie Jamie McBain has heard all your stupid Simpsons references. He gets it, he shares a name with fictional movie star McBain. Now knock it off. The Hurricanes young gun, who has posted seven points (three goals, four assists) and a plus 5 rating in his ten-game stint in Carolina, said he’s tired of [...]
The Atlanta Thrashers announced Tuesday that all remaining games on the schedule would be played at an Early Bird special start time of 2 PM Eastern. The change comes a week after the club called up greybread defenseman Chris Chelios from the Chicago Wolves. Atlanta general manager Don Waddell said the move was discussed with [...]
NHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin was suspended Monday for two “games” as a result of his hit on Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell. Ovechkin will miss road matchups with the Panthers and Hurricanes during his, ahem, “suspension.” “Mr. Ovechkin has been reckless in his play for quite some time now, and it’s time we really dropped the [...]