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 Atlanta Thrashers announced Tuesday that all remaining games on the schedule would be played at an Early Bird special start time of 2 PM Eastern. The change comes a week after the club called up greybread defenseman Chris Chelios from the Chicago Wolves. Atlanta general manager Don Waddell said the move was discussed with [...]
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 [...]
Atlanta Thrashers goaltender Kari Lehtonen was once again forced to put his comeback on hold this week when he suffered a concussion while getting into his car to drive to Phillips Arena. The oft injured Thrasher reportedly farted with such force while entering his vehicle that his trajectory was altered, sending his head into the [...]
Tens of thousands of New Jersey Devils fans woke up this morning to what they previously thought impossible — their team had, in fact, traded for superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk. The deal was announced Thursday night and sent defenseman Johnny Oduya, Niklas Bergfors, prospect Patrice Cormier and a 2010 1st round draft pick to the [...]
The Atlanta Thrashers have dealt superstar winger Ilya Kovalchuk to the NFL in exchange for a 30 second spot during Sunday’s Super Bowl on CBS. The deal – which allows Kovalchuk to immediately enter the NFL draft, where he’s expected to go somewhere in the early-to-mid third round according to various mock drafts – was [...]
Late breaking news from the rumor mills, mes amis. Several sources have told me tonight that a deal was all but done to send Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils for rookie forward Niklas Bergfors and an autographed photo of Bruce Springstein but the superstar nixed the deal at the last [...]