When silence is deafening Remember that Ronan Keating song when he said “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”? Well, DOPS have shown that silence definitely isn’t golden. The hockey world talked [Read more…]
A leading expert in violence in ice hockey believes the Elite League and DOPS should be more open with communications after another controversial week for the disciplinary system. Dr Victoria Silverwood, who has researched the [Read more…]
The stance on the controversial hit on Belfast Giants’ David Goodwin by Masi Marjamaki has been clarified by the Elite League. The Finnish winger was shown to have performed a check to the head in [Read more…]
It’s time for us to make our observations from what we’ve seen from the last week as we share what we’ve been educated about. 1. DOPS is back After a relatively quiet start to the [Read more…]
THE BEST – OR WORST – OF INTENTIONS As the first DOPS rulings for the new season came into the public domain, there was one word that stuck for me reading one of the summaries [Read more…]
Sheffield Steelers forward Michael Davies has apologised after being given a two-game ban by the Elite League’s Department of Player Safety. The 32-year-old was reviewed for throwing a goal peg into the crowd following Steelers’ [Read more…]
SAME OLD, SAME OLD As certain as night follows day and Christmas is on 25th December, it won’t be long until our social media timelines and forums are followed with the same grumbles. We’re getting [Read more…]
Good morning, hockey fans! It was a breathless night of action in the Challenge Cup, but here’s what happened along with other news you may have missed. — Last night was dominated by Challenge Cup [Read more…]
The Elite League’s Department of Player Safety have handed out a total of 14 game suspensions following the post-match incident between Fife Flyers and Manchester Storm on Sunday. Flyers’ Evan Stoflet was hit with a [Read more…]
Good morning, hockey fans! It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way to show love by getting your daily hockey fix. Nah, it was worth a try, but here are the morning’s headlines anyway. — The [Read more…]
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