New York Rangers star winger Rick Nash will not face any discipline for his hit Thursday on Florida Panthers Tomas Kopecky, multiple sources confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. Nash rocked Kopecky in the slot, hitting him high and from behind, during the third period of the Rangers’ 3-1 loss to Florida. Though Nash was not penalized on the play, many assumed [...]

Less than a week after having a game misconduct penalty rescinded by the league, Philadelphia Flyers forward Harry Zolnierczyk will have a phone hearing with NHL Director of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan on Sunday for a hit on Ottawa Senators defenseman Mike Lundin and could face supplemental discipline. The incident occurred at the 9:13 mark in the first period of the Flyers Saturday afternoon, [...]

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn could be facing supplemental discipline stemming from his major penalty for cross-checking in Thursday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. He will have a hearing on Saturday with National Hockey League Director of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan. The incident in question took place with four minutes left to play in the third period of the [...]

Update: Ryane Clowe‘s disciplinary hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Monday. Clowe waived his right to an in-person hearing and will instead participate via phone. Clowe fought Chicago’s Andrew Shaw late in Friday’s game and there’s a question as to whether he came off the bench to do so. He already sat out Saturday’s game and could [...]

The Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty has a phone hearing scheduled for 4pm Sunday with National Hockey League Director of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan for his hit on New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh Saturday. Pacioretty delivered the hit just over seven minutes into the second period of the Canadiens’ 3-0 win Saturday night, taking McDonagh hard into the end boards in the Rangers’ zone. The 24-year-old [...]

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Korbinian Holzer could be due for a date with Brendan Shanahan and the NHL’s Department of Player Safety after drilling Philadelphia Flyers forward Tye McGinn into the boards with a crosscheck from behind. The play, which you can see here, didn’t go unpunished on the ice Monday night, it earned Holzer a five minute major boarding penalty and a game misconduct [...]

Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine was suspended three games for an elbow to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds on Friday night, per ESPN.com. Simmonds did not return to the game. There was no penalty called on the play, which happened with 1:51 left in the first period. NHL Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan called it a “reckless [...]

The NHL’s first disciplinarian hearing will take place Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. ET, when the NHL’s Brendan Shanahan chats over the phone with Philadelphia Flyers forward Brayden Schenn. Although the hearing was not officially announced, a league source confirmed it would take place. Schenn left his feet on a second-period hit on New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov, although no penalty [...]

With the issue of supplementary discipline a large part of the Wednesday’s agenda, talks grew increasingly contentious between the NHL and NHL Players Association during Day 2 of Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, as reported by Katie Strang of ESPN NY. Mathieu Schneider, special assistant to NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, wouldn’t go so far as to [...]

The NHL Players Association is almost ready to table its own vision for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. As negotiations with the NHL resumed Tuesday, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr indicated that the union was getting close to responding to the league’s initial proposal, which included a decreased share of hockey-related revenue, term limits on [...]