Posts About "Head Shots"
Dear Brendan Shanahan......
April 20th, 2012 Dear Brendan Shanahan, You have an extremely difficult job. I would not want to be in your shoes. As head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, you have the authority to suspend NHL players for a variety of reasons with few guidelines to rely upon when making such decisions. Last night, leading into Game 4 of the Eastern...
"Old-Time Hockey" is Killing the Game
March 2nd, 2012 There is an epidemic in today's NHL. Stars are dropping left and right and it is taking away from the game's overall appeal. Sidney Crosby hasn't played for the better part of two years due to concussions. Chris Pronger is out for the year, same reason. Claude Giroux was out with a concussion. Danny Briere too. Don't forget Toews...
Concussions are Ruining the NHL
December 16th, 2011 The list of wounded players continues to grow, and the NHL is suffering for it.
Canadiens' Max Pacioretty "Confused" by Application of Rule 48
November 30th, 2011 Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty was suspended three games for his hit on Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang during Saturday night’s match-up at the Bell Centre. Despite returning to score the overtime winner in a 4-3 Penguins victory, Letang was forced to sit out yesterday’s game versus the New York...
A historical review of cheap shots in the NHL
October 17th, 2011 There is a belief held by some fans of NHL hockey that cheap shots are a major issue in the game today. The truth is the rules have changed drastically since the lockout in 2004 to allow skilled players time and space, and remove a certain degree of physicality from the game. For instance, there is no way Patrick Kane or Ryan...
Sidetracked: Toews flattens a kid, Jaws slips on Monday Night Football, Fan gets tasered
September 13th, 2011 Jonathan Toews flattens a small child Head shots are a major issue in professional hockey but the issue extends to youth players as well. In fact Hockey Canada has instituted a new rule that outlaws all hits to the head. That rule may have to be extended to youth hockey camps as well, at least if Jonathan Toews is on the ice. He...
