‘Failed Offside Challenge’ a Symptom of NHL’s Poor Officiating Will Billinghurst | September 18, 2017 There have been some rule changes before the start of the 2017-18 NHL season. One of the three changes has stood out from the rest with, the ‘failed offside challenge’…
NHL’s ‘Failed Offside Challenge’ Penalty Is a Positive Step Joseph Ochs | September 14, 2017 Back in May, I proposed four simple rule changes to help “fix” the NHL. Among them, naturally, was a series of tweaks to adjust the league’s coach-controlled offside challenge. I…
Fixing The NHL: Four Easy Rule Changes Joseph Ochs | May 23, 2017 The NHL has an officiating problem. I don’t mean that in the sense that the league’s referees and linesmen themselves are the problem. Hockey is a fast, nuanced sport, and…
Coach’s Challenge Becoming an Unfortunate Story Line in the Playoffs Chad DeDominicis | April 19, 2016 The coach’s challenge has become a major story line less than a week into the 2016 NHL Playoffs by altering the potential outcomes of games. The rule was instituted last…
After Further Review, Goalie Interference Calls Still Inconsistent Rick Rischall | February 8, 2016 I thought instituting a coach’s challenge was supposed to help eliminate the debate related to goals caused (or not) by goalie interference. Alas it appears my expectations have once again been…
How to Fix the NHL’s Coach’s Challenge Devin Slawson | January 25, 2016 It’s no secret. The NHL’s coach’s challenge has not gone as smoothly as hoped in its inaugural season. It was put into place in order to give teams an option…
Closing the Coach’s Challenge Loophole Taylor Raglin | December 22, 2015 In Monday night’s matchup between the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild, Stars winger Antoine Roussel notched what would become the game-winning tally early in the third frame. The play…
Should Toronto Have Final Say In Reviews? Al Strachan | December 22, 2015 The biggest battle at the recent NHL board of governors meeting involved neither expansion nor salary caps. Instead, it was the fight over the handling of the coach’s challenge, a…
The Solution to Fixing the NHL Scoring Problem is Simple Chad DeDominicis | November 19, 2015 The NHL is finally starting to realize they have a real problem in their game. Unfortunately for them the problem is what attracts the fans; goal scoring. Today the NHL…
3 Quick Hits from the Maple Leafs Opener Anthony Fusco | October 8, 2015 After what seemed like an eternity over the summer, hockey officially came roaring back as the NHL’s regular season took off. The Toronto Maple Leafs took on their rivals, the…
Rangers-Caps Game 6 Highlights Case For Coach’s Challenge Jake Gittler | May 11, 2015 With a frantic 4-3 victory on Sunday evening, the Rangers have pulled off what appeared unlikely mere days ago as they have forced a game seven against the Capitals in…