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..
*Scroll down for update* The NHL announced Wednesday that all future CBA and contract negotiations will be moved to Twitter, citing the social network’s unbelievable capacity to boil endlessly complicated and controversial topics down to 140 characters or less. The move follows the warm welcome Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Dan Ellis received from fans earlier [...]
The New Jersey Devils announced this morning that Ilya Kovalchuk has signed the exact same 17-year $102 million contract that was rejected by the NHL two weeks ago, and are submitting it to the league along with a recently discovered birth certificate that claims the Russian is 23, not 27. “It was our bad really,” [...]
Two days after someone named Maxime Talbot called Alexander Ovechkin “a real douche” on morning radio show, the Russian superstar said he was conducting his own investigation into who the fuck Maxime Talbot is, exactly. Allegedly a Pittsburgh Penguins forward, Talbot blasted Ovechkin hours before a press conference promoting the 2011 Winter Classic between the [...]
The National Hockey League is hoping to make its 2010-2011 season a campaign its true fans will never forget by scheduling nearly sixty Capitals/Penguins match-ups throughout it’s six-month regular season. “It’s our way of giving back to our true fans that have supported us throughout the post-lockout era,” said NHL Executive Bill Daly, “the Pittsburgh [...]
Eager to ride the wave of good ratings and heightened popularity the NHL has experienced this season, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman today announced the “Summer Classic,” an underwater hockey game featuring two of the leagues southern franchises, is set for this July. “Gotta keep that gravy train rolling,” Bettman said. “I’d slap the NHL logo [...]
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday that the Winter Classic will be held in Pittsburgh, a move he hopes will stop superstar Sidney Crosby from “demanding a two-week trade to the Chicago Blackhawks.” Bettman said he had considered hosting the event in New York City, but reconsidered after receiving “no fewer than 45 voicemails from [...]
After the Montreal Canadians gutted out a 4-1 win to force game 7 in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with the Washington Capitals Monday night, Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau and star winger Alexander Ovechkin said they did not realize a playoff series could end in under seven games. “They played a good game. I mean [...]
With the 2010 NHL Regular Season having come to a close, the league is still without a solidified Rocket Richard trophy winner. Pittsburgh captain Sidney “The other Jonas Brother” Crosby finished the campaign with 51 goals — landing him in a tie with Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos. Keeping up with it’s post-lockout bastardization of anything [...]
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 [...]
NHL Disiplinaration Colin Campbell said Friday head hit victims’ inherent “douchiness” would weigh heavily in decisions to penalize players following controversial hits. Cambell’s statement came hours after the league was faced its first decision in penalizing a player after its controversial head-shot rule went into effect Thursday. Florida Panthers forward David Booth suffered his second [...]