By Tyler Hinman
The National Hockey League, still trying to regain popularity after a labor dispute cancelled the 2004-05 season, announced a major change to the rules today. From this point forward, a player will not sent to the penalty box unless he draws an opponent’s blood.
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By Pete Andrew Sacco Ph.D.
In last nights Toronto Maples Leafs/Montreal Canadians NHL game the Zamboni operator would have made the Marx Brothers proud. Heck, for that matter he probably had them rolling in their graves in laughter!
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By Jason Levy
People need to watch more of the National Hockey League. It’s a must. Hockey is equal parts grace and guts, and it’s a tremendous sport to see live. If you sit close to the rink you can hear every check, shot, grunt, and scrape of speeding skates against the ice. You can feel the energy of the players as they skate by. If you find yourself in the nosebleeds, you’ll be able to see every inch of the ice and every play develop, from start to finish. During Tuesday night’s Islanders-Rangers game on Versus, there was a stretch of over six minutes in the first period with no stoppages in play. Even though no goals came of it, it was six of the most exciting minutes of sport I had seen in a long time (Isles-Rangers blood feuds will do that, another great part of the NHL).
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