Getting To Know the NHL Rulebook

Why Antoine Roussel's Goal Counted for the Dallas Stars in Game 2 Against the Minnesota Wild

Even though I still think it shouldn't have.

Obscure NHL Rules: How the Flyers Had Too Many Men with 5 Skaters

The referees missed yet another call, and nothing happened because of it, so no one will remember it.

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Why the Andrew Shaw Overtime Goal Was Disallowed

He was using his head, but not in the way he needed to.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Fighting 2 — Fight Instigator

The NHL implemented the instigator rule to curb fighting, and it worked.

NHL Rulebook: Friedman on Goalie Interference, Offside "Audits"

An unintended consequence of video replay may have referees potentially trained to pay attention to areas of the ice other than the net.

NHL Rulebook: Video Review Expansion, Changes to Overtime, and New Diving Fines

How much will this affect the game? Probably not much except for expanded video review guidelines.

Season Preview: League Discipline

How's DPS going to look now?

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Physical Fouls 3 - Fighting

Writing this post gave me a black eye.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Physical Fouls 2 - Checking from Behind, Clipping, and Elbowing

This latest look at physical offenses deals with some pretty uncommon fouls.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Physical Fouls - Boarding, Charging

2013-14 NHL Official Rules (PDF) Section 6 - Physical Fouls We've left behind the entities involved in the game, from the players and the officials to the rink itself. We've left behind its governance, the regulations on players and equipment and the duties of the various officials. We've even left

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Physical Abuse of Officials

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post finishes the second of two rules governing abuse of officials.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Abuse of Officials

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post begins one of two sections on abuse of officials.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Video Goal Judge

This post is under review.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Official Scorer, Game Timekeeper, Penalty Timekeeper, Goal Judge, and Real Time Scorers

Let's get this over with.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Linesmen

Welcome to the next installment in our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring documents so you don't have to. Read about the confusing power struggle between referees and linesmen here.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Referees

NHL Official Rules 2013-14 (PDF) Rule 30 - Appointment of Officials 30.1 Appointment of Officials by Commissioner: The Commissioner shall appoint the Referees, the Linesmen, Video Goal Judge and all Off-ice Officials for each game. I have to think this is a patently false statement. What else does Stephen

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Intent to Blow

Yes, in fact, there ARE legitimate cases for the infamous "Intent to Blow" rule.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Goalie Penalties and Supplemental Discipline

We interrupt your Dan Cleary-induced rage-quitting to bring you the next section of the NHL rulebook on goalie penalties.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Awarded Goals and the Delayed Penalty Rule

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post covers awarded goals and the seldom-needed but still very confusing delayed penalty rule.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Penalty Shots 3

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post finishes a lengthy review of penalty shots.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Penalty Shots 2

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post deals with players taking the penalty shot and violations that occur during the course of taking the shot.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Penalty Shots

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post covers penalty shot procedures.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Game Misconducts Continued

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post finishes Rule 23 on Game Misconducts.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Match Penalties and Misconducts

Welcome to another installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post talks about what happens when players try to hurt each other.

Getting to Know the NHL Rulebook: Major Penalties

Welcome to the next installment of our series where the WIIM authors read big, boring NHL documents so you don't have to. Today's rulebook post deals with major penalties.