Cooke off the Hook
Penguins' Cooke will not be suspended for hit on Savard
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been informed by the NHL that forward Matt Cooke will not be suspended by the NHL for his hit on Boston's Marc Savard. Savard suffered a grade-two concussion when Cooke levelled him with a shoulder to the head in open ice. Full Story.(Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
The Solution?
After three days of meetings in Boca Raton, Florida, the NHL's general managers have put forward a recommendation for a rule change to address hits to the head in league games. Full Story.
Chasing Glenn
Glenn Howard remained in control at the Tim Hortons Brier on Wednesday while the teams chasing the Ontario skip jockeyed for position. Howard improved to 8-0 with a 9-5 win over Brad Gushue of Newfoundland and Labrador in the morning draw. Full Story.
Bob McKenzie
Blog: A few years ago I would have been in favour of a blanket head checking policy in the NHL. After looking closer at the NHL with regards to head checking I really believe it is different than every other league in the world. More...
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wow ....so lapierre gets 4 games for his shove and cook gets nothing for his hit ? NHL is a quality organization when it comes to justice1008 comments : top comment by hockey_god
Poor Kulemin only gets recognition when he scores. He's been the best Leaf all year.415 comments : top comment by Vinh
so, if you head shot a guy, under the proposed new rule, you might get 2 minutes, or maybe 5 minutes, and you might get suspended. And...388 comments : top comment by ihorner
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wow ....so lapierre gets 4 games for his shove and cook gets nothing for his hit ? NHL is a quality organization when it comes to justicecomment by hockey_god : +134 rating
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Most Contested Comments
Under the current league rules, the league got it right with no suspension.comment by arnolddon : 57 Yeahs! & 61 Boos!
If they didn't suspend Richards, they can't suspend Cooke. I'm glad they are going to change the rules next year to take out blindsiding...comment by AaronHilll-MVP09 : 31 Yeahs! & 29 Boos!
Praise Allahcomment by spike04 : 22 Yeahs! & 32 Boos!
Spotlight on TSN
TSN's wall-to-wall coverage of the Tim Hortons Brier continues today. Glenn Howard's undefeated Ontario foursome faces Manitoba in Draw 14 at 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt. All draws are also available on TSN HD.
Henrik Sedin and the Vancouver Canucks pay a visit to Shane Doan and the Phoenix Coyotes, tonight at 10pm et/7pm pt. Also available on TSN HD
Spotlight on TSN2
The Chicago Bulls take to the court against Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic, Thursday at 7pm et/4pm pt. Also available on TSN2 HD.
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