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A hit like that, don't even try to excuse it
Last night's Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens game wasn't televised in the Tampa Bay Market... Which was the truth for the majority of the Lightning's pre-season. There were other sports distractions locally anyway. So even if the game was on TV, it would have likely been missed. It's...
Question of the Week: Brendan Shanahan and the Suspension Videos
This pre-season, I have seen more questionable hits and subsequent suspensions than I can remember in recent history. Brendan Shanahan, the new head honcho of suspension giving, aka the Senior Vice President of Player Safety, has had to hit the ground running. In addition to replacing Colin...
Question of the Week: Changing of the guard at Club Two-Minutes
After a hiatus due to the Tampa Bay Lightning's involvement in the 2011 NHL playoffs, our "Question of the Week column marks its return with a league-news inspired query. If you're like me, or any number of NHL fans, you have not been thrilled with former National Hockey League head disciplinarian...
Reports say Campbell out, Shanahan in as NHL's disciplinarian
TSN is reporting that Colin Campbell, NHL Senior Vice-President and Director of Hockey Operations is relenquishing his duties as head of NHL discipline, although he will remain with the league as Vice-President of Hockey Operations. It's expected that Brendan Shanahan will take over that role for...
Opinion: Is the NHL inviting its integrity to be questioned?
A few years ago Tim Donaghy caused a bit of an uproar when he said certain NBA refs were company men who made calls that influenced games in order to cause certain playoff matchups. While the NBA decried that the disgraced ref was just a criminal trying to wriggle his way out of trouble, they also...
Tuesdays with Dani: GM Meetings and 50 goal seasons
It's day two of the three day GM meetings in Boca Raton, FL. Yesterday, Meredith wrote about the NHL concussion study. Over the next two days the GM's will debate a number of changes proposed, including whether they want to ban all hits to the head. Maybe it's just me, but does this seem like this...
Joe Thornton suspended two games
Joe Thornton has been suspended two games for his hit on David Perron. Fear the Fin is the place to go for reasoned analysis on this one, as I will not be able to write much without resorting to profanity that would scorch the Internet itself. Earl already got us in trouble today, so I'm trying to...
NHL Suspends Shane Doan 3 Games for Hit on Dan Sexton
Once again proving that the NHL discipline system in a complete joke, Colin Campbell and whoever else is in charge have suspended Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan for 3 games following this hit on the Anaheim Ducks Dan Sexton last night. Others around the league and apparently in the league...
Mark Fistric clobbers Eric Nystrom with his own helmet
In one of the cheapest of cheapshots, the Dallas Stars' Mark Fistric received a match penalty for hitting the Calgary Flames' Eric Nystrom in the head with Nystrom's own helmet in a fight last night. Sure, you can say that it was done unintentionally, but that would be ridiculously untrue. He...
Ed Jovanovski Suspended for 2 Games After Tavares Hit - You Make the Call...
Colin Campbell, Senior Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations for the National Hockey League, today announced that Ed Jovanovski would be suspended for two games following the elbowing penalty he got for hitting John Tavares in the 1st period of the Coyotes - Islanders game this past...
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