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..
Millions of hockey fans took to the streets Sunday night to celebrate what many are already calling “the Inevitability on Ice” after the heavily favored Canada defeated the United States with hockey’s poster child Sidney Crosby potting the game-winning goal before nearly 20,000 fans on their home turf. “We all knew this day would come,” [...]
When the United States and Canada face off tonight in for a gold medal, don’t expect Vancouver native Tim Davison to even look in your general direction if you’re wearing blue. “Blue is an American color,” Davison said. “We’re Canadians here, alls we need is red and white. And Molson. GO CANADA GO!” With the [...]
Hours before the United States’ ice hockey team was to square off against powerhouse Canada, U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced in a joint press conference the losing nation would concede the proper spelling of defens(c)e. “In the spirit of competition between our two great nations, we thought this would [...]
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 [...]