In 1922, the National Hockey League incorporated Rule 56 into its official rule book, which governed what it then called "Fisticuffs" as an official part of the game. Today, the section of the NHL ...

Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins and Matthews were each assessed minor penalties.

That hoary bromide, "Everything old is new again," snugly fits National Hockey League rule changes, then and now. I discovered that fact of hockey life 70 years ago when I received my October 19 ...

Put down that goalie stick, Auston Matthews!” The Leafs captain’s momentary lapse led to a penalty, but that rule is just the tip of the iceberg – here’s a look at five other strange NHL rules.

Boston, Montreal, Detroit and Toronto had become hockey-mad burghs with the 1951 National Hockey League playoffs underway ... that could be put in the NHL books. This believe-it-or-not scenario ...