Posts About "NHL Department of Player Safety"
Bruins' Marchand Could Learn From Mikita
January 25th, 2018 Perhaps Harry Sinden's most famous quote should be updated to, "Death, taxes, the first penalty in Montreal and a Brad Marchand suspension," in reference to life's certainties. Brad Marchand is a rat. A pest. The kind of guy whose jersey you rush out to buy if he plays for your favorite team, or douse with lighter fluid and a lit...
Cogliano's Suspension Exemplifying Inconsistency
January 17th, 2018 Eight hundred and thirty. That’s how many games Andrew Cogliano played consecutively before the NHL’s Department of Player Safety (DoPS) suspended the Ducks’ forward for two games - ending the longest active ironman streak in the NHL. While the hit was indeed questionable, did it warrant a two-game suspension? Or was the DoPS...
NHL Players & Fans Deserve Game Misconduct
September 24th, 2017 Anyone making a hullabaloo out of the recent uptick in faceoff violations and slashing minors is terribly misguided. This summer, the league and the general managers approved a directive to target slashing offenses. Before the preseason started, players and coaches were made aware of the new focus on these illegal plays with a...
George Parros Hired to Head NHL Department of Player Safety
September 8th, 2017 The NHL has made a shift in their department of player safety. The league announced Thursday that former NHL player George Parros would be hired as the new senior vice president of player safety to replace Stephan Quintal who will be stepping down to pursue other opportunities - though he will remain with the department of player safety...
Understanding Calvert Suspension & Hartman Non-Suspension
April 17th, 2017 In the latest edition of How Did The Department of Player Safety Not See This Coming, another lenient suspension has led to a copycat offence. Sticking It Out to the Bitter End The Columbus Blue Jackets' Matt Calvert was in the hot seat for an unnecessary cross-check to the Pittsburgh Penguins' Tom Kuhnhackl. The incident occurred in...
Why Nazem Kadri Wasn't Suspended
November 6th, 2016 Already crucified in the court of public opinion, the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t have to do without Nazem Kadri for any extended period of time after the league announced that there would be no further discipline following his hit on Canucks’ forward Daniel Sedin in last night’s affair. While his hit was certainly questionable...
