Coming out of the 2005-2006 season, the NHL, by recommendation of the Competition Committee chose to implement a restricted area, in the form of a trapezoid, behind the net in order to prevent the ...

of the New Jersey Devils against the Buffalo Sabres at the Prudential Center on April 11, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey. Chris McGrath While casual fans probably don’t really bat an eye at the league’s ...

TORONTO — NHL general managers are keeping those trapezoids behind the nets and will discuss a potential new rule aimed at reducing hits to the head. On the first day of the GMs meeting Tuesday, the ...

The shootout spin-o-rama is dead, overtime will change, goalies will have more room to maneuver behind the net and divers will have to pay the price. Those are among the rules that will go in effect ...

The first day of the annual NHL general manager meetings in Toronto on Tuesday didn't produce many fireworks, although the group decided to stick with the trapezoid rule that limits where goalies can ...

The trapezoid rule prevents goaltenders from fishing for pucks in the corners, below the goal line. This allows a better flow of offense, and limits the goalie’s ability to enter open ice with the ...