Thursday, March 25, 2010

Hockey

Players on Committee Favor Fast Approval on Head Checks

The five players on the N.H.L. competition committee on Wednesday endorsed fast-track approval to suspend players who initiate blind-side head checks.

3 Capitals Deny Steroid Ties

Three Washington Capitals players described their visits to a chiropractor arrested on drug charges as nothing more than routine treatments.

Capitals Distance Themselves From Steroids Arrest

Washington Capitals players on Wednesday described their visits to a chiropractor arrested on drug charges as nothing more than routine treatments.

Capitals Questioned About Their Ties to Chiropractor in Steroids Inquiry

Douglas Owen Nagel, who was arrested Tuesday on charges of distributing illegal performance-enhancing drugs, has seen several of the team’s players for routine chiropractic services.

N.H.L. Roundup

Union Looking to Tweak Rule on Head Hits

Jason Spezza said Monday that the N.H.L. Players’ Association was looking to make a counterproposal to the rule drafted by general managers earlier this month.

TV Sports

3-D vs. High-Definition at the Garden

At a showing of the Islanders-Rangers game at the Theater at Madison Square Garden the impact of hockey in 3-D was clear.

Sports of The Times

Tarnishing Hockey’s Golden Moment

After a stirring men’s hockey tournament in Vancouver, the N.H.L. may decide not to participate in the Sochi Games in 2014.