Posts About "Colin Campbell"
General Managers Punt on Offside Rule
March 21st, 2018 The NHL general managers are expected to wrap up their annual March meeting this week. One area where there won’t be any changes is how offsides are reviewed. This is something of a surprise. Determining what is and what isn’t offside was embarrassing in last June’s Stanley Cup final. It has gotten progressively worse. When...
Detroit Octopus - NHL Legend
May 1st, 2017 This post was originally written by Paul Benvin way back in August of 2009. With the playoffs under way - we often think about some of the history, some of the superstitions and some of the lucky charms in hockey. One such item, particular to the NHL, is the throwing of an octopus onto the ice in Detroit. A strange sports custom if ever...
Inside Shanny's Studio: The Disciplinarian at Work
March 5th, 2013 If you've ever had to babysit children for a long period of time, you know that at some point you'll have to be the bad guy and discipline them. Lay down the law and let them know you're running the show. Throwing their toys at each others faces? That is not going to fly. Obviously that never happened on my watch though… The NHL...
Naming Names Won't Curb NHL Diving
August 23rd, 2012 Hockey fans the world over have grown increasingly tiresome of players diving and embellishing in order to draw a penalty. Television pundits continue to complain about it, players complain about the other team (but never their own guys) and it is seemingly a problem that needs to be addressed. We don’t want hockey to become...
Boston Bruins 2012 Development Camp Day Five: Closing Time
July 2nd, 2012 A quiet, wistful air hung about the final day of Development Camp Monday morning, as the Boston Bruins prospects took to the ice. Beyond the chill and strong smell of old sweat; the rink itself seemed to pulse with a somewhat sentimental acknowledgement of the end of something special. If the players themselves reflected...
Brendan Shanahan Failing to Change Status Quo
April 16th, 2012 Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. That seems to explain how most fans, media, and certain players feel about the NHL’s disciplinary dean Brendan Shanahan these days. Put under the microscope for the brawls and injuries piling up in the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, Shanahan is now feeling the heat much more now than he has at...
