Posted by
on 11/17/2008 - 05:25 PM
The NHL is trying to crackdown on unnecessary blows to the head.
The NHL's Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations, Colin Campbell, had the following memo, obtained by TSN, posted in every NHL dressing room on Friday.
"Recently, we have had two (2) supplemental discipline incidents involving direct elbow blows to the head. This is a play that we have been trying to remove from our game for a number of years. In one case there was no injury and in the other incident the elbowed Player received a concus
Posted by
on 10/30/2008 - 06:14 AM
General managers will have one extra day to make NHL trades. The league said yesterday it has pushed the trade deadline back to March 4. A high volume of games forced the switch. There are 12 games on the schedule March 3 and only two March 4. The league and NHL Players' Association agreed on the change.
Posted by
billy on 05/12/2008 - 01:57 PM
If hate makes for a good playoff series, the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars have something to build on tonight.
The Stars host the Red Wings in Game 3 tonight and you can catch all the action live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. Detroit leads the series 2-0.
The frustrations of the Dallas players spilled over with five seconds remaining in Game 2 as Stars' agitator Steve Ott got into an altercation with Kris Draper of the Red Wings. Ott received a minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct.
Then as t
Posted by
billy on 05/12/2008 - 05:06 AM
The National Hockey League will not suspend any Dallas Star or Detroit Red Wing players for late game antics that occurred late in Game 2 of the Western Conference final.
Stars centre Mike Ribeiro turned up the dial on the nastiness meter at the conclusion of Game 2 after slashing Red Wings' goaltender Chris Osgood in the chest as the buzzer sounded on a 2-1 Detroit victory. The Stars' centre was handed a match penalty for attempt to injure, which carried with it an automatic review by NHL officials. Seconds before the incident, Os
Posted by
billy on 05/09/2008 - 12:04 AM
Sources tell TSN Fabian Brunnstrom will make his NHL debut next season with the Dallas Stars.
The 23 year old Swedish forward officially made his decision on Thursday with Dallas edging out Montreal, Detroit and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
"In the end there was no wrong decision. All of the organizations involved were extremely professional and respectful in their approach and the opportunity was carefully explained. The Dallas option was simply the best one overall for Fabian and he is very comfortable with his decision,
