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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]