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..
After a months-long, poorly-publicized search, moderately amusing hockey parody website Intent to Blow has finally announced the in-the-loosest-form-of-the-word “winners” of its search for new writers: J.K. Robbins and the mysterious ChiBlackhawks. J.K. and…uh…Chi? won the grueling, two-month-long open call with a pair of top-notch season previews that you may or may not have read just [...]
With hockey season less than a month away, Portland-based indie rock group Hockey have seen a dramatic increase in live show attendance and general publicity for the band – and they’re not particularly pleased about it. “How the blazes are we supposed to keep our cred if people keep showing up to our shows?” asked [...]
It’s on. Moments after Spain defeated the Netherlands to claim their first ever World Cup, the party was crashed by the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. As the World Cup trophy was passed to the players for the winning side Sunday afternoon, the lights cut out and the opening strains of Chelsea Dagger played [...]
Looking for something to watch after the Stanley Cup playoffs ended last week, thousands of hockey fans across North America have been stricken with World Cup fever and are feared to be bored to death after just days of watching the phenomenally low-scoring game of soccer. “This could be a disaster of epic proportions,” said [...]
Dustin Byfuglien broke out of his Stanley Cup slump Sunday night. He didn’t, however, bust out The Buff – his post-goal celebratory dance move that’s sweeping the nation. According to the curiously-named winger (shouldn’t it be By-FOOG-lee-in?), it was spite that kept his right leg planted firmly on the ice. After losing two games in [...]
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 [...]
The San Jose Sharks announced Friday that they have hired Olympic curler John Shuster as a Special Adviser on the Choking Arts with an eye towards “the most epic playoff meltdown the world has ever seen.” Shuster is captain of the US Olympic Curling team, which currently sits at 0-4 in round robin play. It’s [...]