Saying Goodbye to the NHL’s 2026 Retirees: Chris Lee, Steve Kozari, Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik, and Bryan Pancich ...

The NHL has promoted four officials – two referees and two linespersons – and hired six new officials to join the league’s officiating roster for the 2026-27 season. Halkidis, 32, has been working in ...

The Western Hockey League (WHL) has introduced three rule changes for the upcoming 2026-27 season - one of which fans are hoping to see in the NHL ...

The Ontario Hockey League has announced its officiating team for the 2026-27 season. This year’s crew is made up of 108 officials including 40 referees and 68 linespersons.

The NHL made a bunch of minor modifications to last year’s rules. This year? Not so much. Only one rule has changed for the 2026-27 ...

A new term has been added and defined in the NHL Rule Book’s Glossary of Terms: common sense. Seriously. Common Sense: “NHL Officials are empowered to use common sense. This applies to any situation ...

Referees Wes McCauley and Pierre Lambert are paired up for the second time this postseason, having come together in Round 2 to work MTL/BUF Game 1. McCauley was paired with Brandon Blandina in the ...

NHL players are well-known for their inability to retain teeth. The toothless grin of a hockey player a long-held stereotype that often rings true. Some guys, though, have made headlines not for ...

* Penalty Differential represents the absolute value of the variance of penalty calls by team per game. If Team A takes two more penalties (or two fewer) than Team B, this is a 2. Lower numbers ...

Vegas defenseman Zach Whitecloud hung his head as the Dallas Stars scored in overtime to clinch the Western Conference and punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final. Whitecloud watched the ...

Penalty shots are often some of the most exciting moments at a hockey game. While the shootout may have made the one-on-one scoring plays a bit more common-place, fans are still collectively holding ...

In 2018, NHL referee Dave Jackson hung up his skates. Now he’s picking up a mic. Hot on the heels of TNT hiring retired ref Don Koharski, ESPN has announced that Jackson will be joining their ...