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..
Dozens of Russian-born NHL players have been receiving surprise letters in the mail this week, demanding they immediately return to their homeland to complete several years of “mandatory military hockey duty.” Signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the letters demand each of the players to return to Russia and prepare for the great hockey [...]
Detroit Red Wings team officials cried foul today after reports surfaced that the San Jose Sharks had replaced annual playoff disappointment Joe Thornton with Volstad, the Russian hockey playing bear for their second round playoff series. Multiple reports stated that Volstad, whose celebrity exceeds Alexander Ovechkin in his native Russia, had been snuck into the [...]
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 [...]
The National Hockey League Players Association announced Tuesday it had rehired Bob Goodenow as its director and is looking towards getting the players locked out for a third time in 2011, which it says would “restore hockey to the obscurity it deserves.” After going through four directors since the 2005 lockout, interim director Mike Ouelett [...]
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 [...]