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..
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NHL leadership has urged game officials to “just make shit up” after it became clear that Washington Capitals freakstar Alexander Ovechkin could not be stopped by today’s conventional game or players, internal memos revealed this week. Memos obtained by Intent to Blow throughout February reveal that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, frustrated by Ovechkin’s recent streak [...]
Superstar Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin capped off an extraordinary comeback in Sunday’s afternoon game against the Pittsburgh Penguins by leading the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl win, feeding a group of starving ophans and personally digging out the White House from record-breaking snowfall. Following his hat-trick performance in Saturday’s win in [...]