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Video: Does Senators' Matt Carkner Flick Blood at Rangers Bench?

Thursday night, the New York Rangers traveled to Ottawa to face the Senators and thanks to some odd actions from Ottawa's Matt Carkner we may have a Colin Campbell Wheel of Justice spin coming in the near future. Towards the end of the first period Carkner got into a fight with Rangers tough guy Derek Boogaard. Carkner got...

Rick Rypien Vows to Become Better Player After Tussle With Fan

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Rick Rypien is out to prove that he has more character than people think. The Vancouver forward, now serving a six-game suspension for an incident with a fan Oct. 19 in St. Paul, Minn., apologized Monday. "I know what I did was wrong," said Rypien in his first public comments since the incident in a...

Canucks and Wild Players Support Rypien's Suspension

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Both Vancouver and Minnesota Wild players expressed sympathy for Rick Rypien as the Canucks forward received a six-game suspension Friday for tussling with a fan. But, going slightly against the norm for NHLers, Rypien's teammates and opponents suggested he got what he deserved as they prepared for a...

Despite James Wisniewski's Childish Act, NHL Went Too Far in Two-Game Ban

James Wisniewski absolutely deserved to be punished for simulating oral sex during his goal crease skirmish with Rangers shift disturber Sean Avery. But while this may seem like splitting hairs, the NHL went too far in suspending the Islanders' defenseman for two games, instead of just one. What Wisniewski did was wrong....

David Booth Says It's Time to Eliminate Head Shots

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- It was the head shot heard around the NHL. But David Booth has a hard time recalling it. "I got hit off my back right shoulder," said Booth. "I'm only telling you that because of the replays I saw -- not because I remember it." The 25-year-old Florida Panthers winger was carrying the puck into the...

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05/31/12 NHL to hold session on officiating in August Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA The NHL responded to concerns about the standard of officiating by announcing it would hold an August session in Toronto, addressing and clarifying those issues.
05/30/12 NHL will attempt to address officiating concerns Source: Sporting News Whether due to perception or reality, the NHL will address its officiating over the summer.
05/30/12 Hybrid icing among topics discussed at GM meeting Source: NHL The focus of the meeting of the League's general managers Wednesday was the state of the game on the ice, with an advancement of an old idea and discussion of a new one at the forefront.
05/30/12 #NHL NHL GMs debate slipping standards on obstruction,... Source: LetsGoKings.com Say there's another Shea Weber incident.
05/30/12 Campbell talks to Coyotes but won't discipline Source: ESPN The NHL will not discipline players on the Phoenix Coyotes after conducting an investigation of their postgame actions and comments following their season-ending, overtime loss in the Western Conference finals, league executive vice president Colin Campbell said Wednesday night before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals.