Hockey is chock-full of unusual rules — some written down in the official NHL rulebook, others left unspoken but just as ...

May 20 (UPI) --Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs, a ...

Longtime NHL referee Chris Rooney is “doing well” after being hit by an errant stick during Sunday night’s playoff game between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to the ...

The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with Minnesota Hockey, the Minnesota Hockey Officials Association and USA Hockey, today announced the 2025 Level 1 Hockey Referee Seminar and Clinic will be held at ...

Check out our goalie interference tracker, which will be updated all season as the NHL and its referees rule on goalie interference calls and challenges.

A referee's career for the National Hockey League is over after he was caught saying he wanted to call a penalty on the Nashville Predators by a TV microphone. On Tuesday, the league announced that ...

TORONTO — Referee Chris Rooney, widely considered to be one of the top officials in the NHL, was bloodied and had to leave Game 7 of the Florida-Toronto playoff matchup Sunday night after taking an ...

Yes, really. For the first time, the NHL has added "common sense" to its official glossary of terms. Here's how the NHL ...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says there is a good chance the league in 2028 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its ...

The NHL doled out punishment on Monday after the preseason finale between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning saw 65 ...

The San Jose Sharks are in a six-year slump while rebuilding around young talent. While the postseason might still be out of ...