All Entries Tagged With: "rules"
Backchecking: Shanahan’s “Penalty Box” Chats
While I may be the Islander blogger for H.I., seeing the latest “innovation” for the NHL is a blessing, and if followed through, a gift to hockey fans around the world. There have been a few incidents during the new preseason that unfortunately warranted Brendan Shanahan, the new NHL Disciplinarian to hand out a pair [...]
Friday Face-Offs, 2/18/2011
So, Mike Fisher has two games under his belt. Nashville has played three of the four games in this current home stand. The trade deadline is now 11 days away. Examining Further Nashville Trade Rumors Last night was the second game of the scheduled three games in which Montreal plans to scout the Nashville Predators. [...]
NHL Summer School with Ambroz and Nieto
Last week NHL VP Brendan Shanahan invited 33 of the top prospects for the 2011 NHL Draft to Toronto so they could participate in the NHL’s Research and Development camp. Basically, players were there to test out some propsed rule changes. Hear from two players that were on the ice, get their impressions and opinions on what they liked and disliked. Plus a few notes on who looked impressive.
The Linesman Must Report…
In the Overtime period of the Penguins 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers Monday night, something out of the ordinary occurred. Panthers’ forward Nathan Horton was assessed a double minor for high-sticking Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik. The call of the penalty was not odd, but where it came from was. The linesman “made the call” [...]
NHL’s Visor-Instigator Sends the Wrong Message
In Saturday night’s tilt between the Atlanta Thrashers and the Pittsburgh Penguins a rule that is little known and inconsistently enforced across the NHL was cited to add more penalty minutes on Thrashers Captain Ilya Kovalchuk following a fight he started with Penguins Forward Matt Cooke. 75.2 Minor Penalty – A minor penalty for unsportsmanlike [...]
Referees intending to blow….
I can’t write about the Leafs today. I just can’t. They’re awful. If I had watched last night’s game something would have been broken. I’m not going to talk about Ian White’s phantom double minor (urge to kill rising) but I will comment on the goal that wasn’t counted because of the referee’s “intent to [...]
Dear NHL….
Now we all know how much of a crush Gary Bettman has on the NBA. The guy got his start there and worked with them for over ten years before attempting to ruin becoming commissioner of the NHL. I am not a Gary Bettman fan. I will tell you straight out that he is trying [...]