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..
*Scroll down for update* The NHL announced Wednesday that all future CBA and contract negotiations will be moved to Twitter, citing the social network’s unbelievable capacity to boil endlessly complicated and controversial topics down to 140 characters or less. The move follows the warm welcome Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Dan Ellis received from fans earlier [...]
Eager to ride the wave of good ratings and heightened popularity the NHL has experienced this season, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman today announced the “Summer Classic,” an underwater hockey game featuring two of the leagues southern franchises, is set for this July. “Gotta keep that gravy train rolling,” Bettman said. “I’d slap the NHL logo [...]
Bonjour my friends. Big news to start off tonight’s column. My gnomes tell me that Team USA star Paul Stastny has demanded a trade from the Colorado Avalanche. What could drive the budding superstar to such a demand? Why, the Olympics themselves. My sources tell me that Stastny was heard berating goalie Craig Anderson for [...]