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..
With summer entering its waning months, one thing is certain: The Boston Bruins are probably still hungover. What’s more is that a new season is inching ever closer and that means it’s prediction time! For the sake of hockey withdrawal, Intent to Blow has compiled a two part series: a list of ten things that will [...]
Days after post-Stanley Cup riots ravaged downtown Vancouver, Police Chief Jim Chu announced Friday afternoon believe blame actually rests with one man – P.K. Subban. In a news conference, Chu reiterated there was no way any Vancouver Canucks fans could possibly be involved in the riots, stating that it was all an elaborate plot carried [...]
Vancouver Canucks star forward Ryan Kesler had his name etched on the Stanley Cup last night after lurking into the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup celebration following their game 7 victory over his team. Kesler, a repeat lurker, evidently stashed a Bruins jersey on the Canucks bench, put it on after the game ended and joined [...]
The Boston Bruins have secured a permit to hold a carnival on Vancouver’s seawall showcasing the NHL’s greatest goaltender implosions, a move that could seriously jeopardize Roberto Luongo’s plan to clear his mind ahead of game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Luongo, who says he walks along the scenic sea wall to clear his [...]
In what will surely be viewed as a retaliation for Aaron Rome’s late hit that ended Nathan Horton’s season last night, the Boston Bruins announced that a 1,400-pound Kodiak bear will replace him in the lineup. “We feel Mr. Sprinkles, on loan from the Russian National Circus, will give us the grit and fire we [...]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that with Vancouver’s hockey fandom reaching an irritating fever pitch, he has formally signed paperwork to make the city it’s own country and later sent out to sea. “Look, we’ve already got the Habs. We ain’t getting rid of them and we don’t need another fanbase like them. [...]
After a grueling seven-game series against defending champions the Chicago Blackhawks, the Vancouver Canucks were dismayed to learn they would be required to win three more series to win the Stanley Cup. The team was informed late Wednesday that it would begin another seven-game series with the Nashville Predators Thursday night, the second of what [...]
After several hours of attempting to decipher which Sedin twin was Daniel, the NHL’s leading scorer this season, the league decided to award the Art Ross trophy to Martin St. Louis of to save them some trouble, league officials said today. “We tried to give it to Daniel, but honestly, that joke where we ask [...]
Riots broke out across British Columbia today after Ottawa Senators star Daniel Alfredsson made a seemingly innocuous statement Sunday night when a reporter asked him who he thought was going to take home the Stanley Cup this year. “Oh, Vancouver without a doubt. They’re playing great right now,” he said. “I guarantee it.” The Canucks [...]
The St. Louis Blues are hoping to add Kyle Wellwood by luring him from Russia with a trail of pork steaks, a popular St. Louis standby. The oft-eating Wellwood, who most recently played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, had his contract voided recently by the KHL’s Atlant Moscow Oblast after violating a key [...]