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..
The New York Islanders mustachioed bruiser Trevor Gillies said he so enjoyed the time off from a recent nine-game suspension that he sought out more last night, by blasting the head of Minnesota Wild’s Cal Clutterbuck off the glass in his first game back. “Those nine games off were great,” Gillies said. “I really got [...]
Mario Lemieux longs for the good old days. The superstar-turned-owner continued his tirade against the state of the league today, telling reporters that the NHL was held in much higher regard when he was playing and its standing was publicly being trashed by its most dominant player: him. “I just don’t know how anyone could [...]
Hours after the NHL handed out its ruling on the Penguins and Islanders game that saw a total of 346 penalty minutes handed out, Islanders owner Charles Wang issued a press release stating that because the team could not afford to pay the $100,000 fine the league had imposed on them, they will be holding [...]
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Brent Johnson revealed this morning that he convinced Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak to step down by shaking his fist at him before flying back to fight the Islanders for the second time in days. Mubarak left office following nearly three weeks of protest in the northern African country, but Johnson said it [...]
New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro woke up Wednesday morning to a revelation that sent a chill through his spine: there was nothing left to injure. DiPietro was actually set to start against the Pittsburgh Penguins that night and hadn’t suffered an injury in almost 14 hours. His record of playing only 53 minutes in [...]
Almost Islanders goaltender Evgeni Nabokov told reporters Tuesday morning he will only report to play for a team if he has the chance to personally dismantle their chances of winning a Stanley Cup. “It’s sort of my trademark,” Nabokov said. “And it’s not going to happen in Long Island. I walked into Nassau Colosseum for [...]
Goaltender Rick DiPietro went down with an injury during the Islanders 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames Monday night, to the surprise of absolutely nobody. The Islanders acted quickly to replace DiPietro on the roster, recalling recently-signed backup goaltender Murphy Slaw from the team’s AHL franchise in Bridgeport. Slaw, a relative unknown that has apparently [...]
Tim Thomas is in the holiday spirit. The Boston Bruins netminder, who has confounded goal scorers for more than two months of NHL play, announced this morning he would donate each of the goals he absolutely robbed from opposing players to the New York Islanders for the holidays. “Tis the season,” Thomas told reporters today. [...]
By ChiBlackhawks Contrary to popular belief, fall isn’t just about the first puck drop of the season. It’s also the time for scarves, hot apple cider, and the return of prime time TV we can (maybe) get excited about. The weeks leading up to fall can be crucial in getting caught up to speed, and [...]
It was a scary sight Tuesday night at Montauk Point Lighthouse in Long Island, New York when the entire New York Islanders roster was severely injured in what authorities are calling a “freak lighthouse incident.” The Islanders organization was holding it’s first annual Lighthouse Rally – a festival to help promote owner Charles Wang’s undying [...]