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..
Zach Parise is on the comeback trail – but that trail doesn’t include games against the Islanders or Flyers. The injured Devils forward announced Wednesday that he would skip games against the two division rivals – games the Devils must win if they have any dying hope of making the playoffs – in favor of [...]
Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger, in the spirit of the holiday season, has finally divulged the source of his insatiable need to be a giant douchebag on the ice. “I was watching this documentary awhile back called How The Grinch Stole Christmas and it really struck a chord with me,” said Pronger, who ramped up his [...]
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 [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have received a federal grant to accurately test how long lightning can survive in a bottle by retaining the two journeyman goaltenders that led them to the Stanley Cup finals this year. “Some people argue that this is well-studied, we disagree,” said Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren. “I know that time and [...]
Hockey fans and players alike spent the weekend trying to wrap their head around how dozens of trade rumors flying around the internet in the days before the draft didn’t pan out when the event ended Saturday evening. “I read somewhere that the Sedins were a lock to head to Colorado for a third round [...]
Chicago Blackhawks forward Dustin Byfuglien, responding to mountains of discussion on the pronunciation of his last name during this year’s playoffs, told reporters in a press conference Tuesday that his name is actually pronounced “Smith.” “I just wanted to clear the air. It’s a little known Minnesota dialect,” Byfuglien said. “Where I come from ‘byfug’ makes [...]
Hours before game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals Saturday, Blackhawks officials gave their core players a briefing on how to avoid an attack from the dreaded Zombie Chris Pronger. While many believe the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman’s notoriously dirty play simply makes him a leading member of the doucheoisie, he has actually been a zombie [...]
With his team languishing in the NHL playoffs as the only remaining team without a compelling storyline, Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman sent a baffling multi-page letter to reporters Monday morning detailing harrowing tails of hardship, triumph and heroism he said “were the real playoff stories.” The Blackhawks — a legitimately talented, growing and [...]
Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton was eaten by a crocodile roaming the halls of the Wachovia Center Saturday morning, the seventeenth goaltender this season to be placed on the injured reserve for the team. Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren held a press conference and said Leighton’s season was over and he had been placed on the [...]
NHL players voted unanimously Saturday night to dub the NBA’s Lebron James a “tea-drinking girlie man” in the wake of his much-ballyhooed elbow injury that may or may not be slowing down the Cavaliers superstar. The resolution, adopted at a hastily-called together meeting of the toughest NHL players early Saturday, urges James to “get over [...]