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 Jersey Devils announced this morning that they intend to pay a $3 million fine imposed by the NHL by stuffing embattled captain Jamie Langenbrunner in a box and mailing him to NHL headquarters. The Devils – who were fined $3 million and docked two draft picks Monday by the NHL following the summer-long [...]
With his national healthcare reform plan in a tenuous position, U.S. President Barack Obama rode into Vancouver on a horse and demanded that Canada hand over its universal healthcare or face “the ice hockey ass-kicking of a lifetime.” Obama, who has been attempting to push through health care reform in the United States, read a [...]
A Chicago-area retiree accidentally watched an Olympic hockey game Tuesday afternoon. And he wasn’t very happy about it. Roger Morena, 68, said he was sitting down for his weekly Law & Order: Criminal Intent marathon on the USA Network yesterday when the sudden switch was pulled. Instead of seeing series stars Vincent D’Onofrio and Katheryn [...]
Jamie Langenbrunner (l.) and Zach Parise (c.) say this Olympics won’t soon be forgotten. Jay Leach (r.) says he likes Moo Shu Pork. As the United States prepared to face-off against Switzerland to open the 2010 Olympic mens ice hockey competition, captain Jamie Langenbrunner said he would only accept one outcome to the tournament: An [...]