Executives and legal counsel from the National Hockey League met with executives, legal counsel and a collection of 11 players from the National Hockey League Players Association for roughly three hours Tuesday at the PA’s office in ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. This was the fourth meeting since bargaining commenced June 29 in New York. [...]

TSN.ca reports that Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL is close to beginning labor talks with the NHL Players Association on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. “The goal obviously is to reach a Collective Bargaining Agreement that can take the game and the business to even higher levels that have been reached over the past [...]

Katie Strang of ESPNNewYork.com reports Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux will have a hearing Monday regarding his hit Sunday night on New Jersey Devils Dainius Zubrus in the Devils’ 4-2 win. Giroux faces a potential suspension for the head shot he delivered to Zubrus, one that earned him a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head late in the second period. Zubrus returned [...]

Ottawa  Senators forward Milan Michalek will not have a hearing and only received a warning for giving a kick to the Rangers Dan Girardi during Monday’s Game 6. Senior Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan said he saw no need to penalize Michalek but issued a warning that similar behavior will not be tolerated from Michalek in a [...]

Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for 25 games for launching himself to deliver a late hit to the head of Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa during Game 3 of the teams Western Conference Quarterfinal playoff series, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. If the 25 games are not served by the conclusion of the 2012 [...]

National Hockey League Senior Vice President of Player Safety and Hockey Operations Brendan Shanahan will announce Saturday whether the NHL Department of Player Safety will assess further supplemental discipline to suspended Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres. Torres was suspended indefinitely Wednesday, pending an in-person hearing held today at the NHL’s New York Office, for a hit on Chicago forward Marian Hossa.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Arron Asham has been suspended four games and  Penguins teammate James Neal has been suspended one game for separate infractions. Asham, who was offered an in-person hearing, was assessed a first-period match penalty for cross-checking Brayden Schenn around the chin and punching him in the head when Schenn was down.

1:04 PM: Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber  has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for delivering a blow to the head of Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg in Game 1 of the teams’ Western Conference Quarterfinal the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. “We felt this was a reckless and reactionary [...]

March 23: Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet.ca is reporting that Duncan Keith may get more than a five game suspension for his elbow to the head on Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Conference call hearings normally mean a five game suspension or less, as an in-person hearing is usually more serious. But Kypreos is [...]

Quick hits from around the NHL: Craig Custance discusses Brendan Shanahan approach to discipline in the playoffs. ”The standard of what is illegal or legal doesn’t change,” Shanahan said. “For the most part, you’re looking at things in seven-game clumps. It’s a seven-game season each series.” Katie Carrera of the Washington Post reports Dale Hunter hints Nicklas Backstrom who [...]