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..
After months of speculation, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a blockbuster deal that will send the Leafs’ next 13 first round draft picks to other teams in the Northeast division on a rotating schedule. Speculation has run rampant this summer that Kaberle, who has a brief [...]
After years, the opportunity the NHL executives the world over has finally arrived. Today, hockey forum commenting veteran Michael Baumann announced he is available for hire, a decision that will at long last make his expansive knowledge of the National Hockey League, its players and his uncanny knack for knowing what free agency deals will [...]
Newly-minted Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf made some bold promises during his first full day as leader of the team, assuring reporters that not only would the Leafs unseat the Edmonton Oilers as the worst in the league, but would do so with at least 40 percent more truculence than ever before. “Normally Leafs fans [...]
Toronto Mayor David Miller officially barred the use of the phrase “turning over a new leaf” in the Canadian city Monday after nearly every media outlet in North America used it to describe the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Sunday afternoon trade bonanza. The move followed Maple Leafs’ General Manager Brian Burke’s decision to take an etch-a-sketch [...]