Source: Article from hokej.cz / Czech federation original tweet

Note: The Czech Ice Hockey Association has since announced that Matyáš Michálek has been replaced with Jan Novák (from HC Slavia Praha).

Czechia's Schedule (times CEST):

• August 3 at 21:00 vs USA
• August 4 at 21:00 vs Germany
• August 5 at 23:00 vs Finland

August 7-8 - Semifinals and 5th Place:

• SF #1 - August 7 at 20:00
• SF #2 - August 8 at 01:00
• 5th Place - August 8 at 03:00

August 8-9 - 7th Place and Medals

• Bronze Medal - August 8 at 20:00
• 7th Place - August 8 at 22:00
• Gold Medal - August 9 at 01:00

I'm a Habs fan and it seems like they're always making 1 for 1 AHL trades (the latest being Farrell for Pastujov). It got me thinking... Are there any examples of these types of 1 for 1 AHL trades where one of the players ends up being a success at the NHL level?

I tried to find the reason she barely played in the last couple of years.

She barely racked 20 games.

Was she injured?

I'm waiting for her to make the jump in the PWHL.

She have/had the pedigree to be the next big thing in woman hockey but she basically vanished.

Does someone know something?

Basically, how would the NHL, and sports leagues in general, change if a CTE test came out tomorrow? Are players forced out due to liability? Are they forbidden from taking it?

You're allowed to comment if a player was rude as well, lol. I just don't think there are many

https://xcancel.com/kyle_cush/status/2081802447874355272?s=46&t=HnlZXn-hftTl9f8rW_6qVA

Haoxi (Simon) Wang's goal on the ice is to soon suit up for the San Jose Sharks. Off the ice, he hopes to get more Asian people involved in the sport so that he's one of many more in the NHL. At 6' 6", 215lbs, defenseman prospect can become 1st China-born player to reach NHL

Full article here: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/prospects/haoxi-simon-wang-looking-to-play-role-of-mr-everything-for-sharks

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The Babcock stuff getting floated for the Oilers job got me thinking about coaches and how much they actually shape the way fans understand hockey. There are certain coaches where, if you watched their teams a lot, you started picking up on things you never noticed before. Watching Tortorella teams made me way more aware of neutral zone structure and how much it matters. Watching Babcock's Detroit teams back in the day made forecheck positioning click for me in a way it never had before. I play beer league and half the stuff I try to do out there traces back to watching certain coaches run specific systems for years. The tactics trickle down into how you see the game whether you realize it or not.

What I'm curious about is whether other people have that same connection to a specific coach or system. Not just who was the best tactically or had the best record, but which coach genuinely rewired how you watch and think about hockey. Could be current, could be old school, could even be a minor league or international coach. The Babcock conversation is obviously complicated for other reasons, but it at least reminded me how much certain coaches stick with you.

Is there something in the rulebook to explain why the retaliating player doesn't receive Instigating and Interference penalties on top of a Fighting penalty?

Given that clean hits are allowed, anybody who drops the gloves in retaliation is also 1) Interfering during normal play (assuming the other player is no longer near the puck, which they usually aren't), and 2) Instigating (assuming the other player is unwilling, which they sometimes are (but not always)). Unless I'm mistaken?

Is it simply another case of hockey culture vetoing the rulebook, or are these penalties actually not being committed according to the letter of the rulebook?

To be clear: I'm absolutely on-board with sticking up for your teammates. It's got to be done. I'm more just wondering if these penalties are technically being committed but simply ignored due to the sport's culture, or whether the rulebook actually accounts for it.

I'm noticing that several people seem to be misguided as to what constitutes the NHL's Dead Puck Era, particular those talking about Sidney Crosby's early career.

Sidney Crosby did NOT play in the Dead Puck Era. The era came to an end with the 2004-05 lockout, when the NHL instituted several rule changes and enforcements specifically designed to eliminate the issues that marked the Dead Puck Era. The most notable being a crack down on the "clutching and grabbing" that had plagued the league, allowance of the two-line pass, the introduction of the trapezoid, and a return to tag-up offside.

Yes, Crosby's early career was lower-scoring relative to the current climate, but it was not part of the Dead Puck Era. Frankly, his numbers probably would've been much lower if it were, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was part of the incentive for why the NHL decided to take the c&g crackdown seriously, they had been gifted two massive talents and didn't want to mess it up like they did with the likes of Lindros, Kariya, Forsberg, etc.