Posts Tagged Ruling

  • Brendan Shanahan’s Ruling Demonstrates Fairness, Consistency and Progress

    Brendan Shanahan’s decision to pin a five-game suspension on Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand bears more favorability than fallibility. The same holds true for the overall scope of his first three-plus months as the NHL’s topmost disciplinarian. Was the length of Marchand’s sent...

  • Brad Marchand Suspended: Bruins General Manager Disagrees with the Ruling

    Brad Marchand has been suspended five games for his hit on Sami Salo. The Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli just voiced his displeasure in the ruling. Chiarelli states, "While we respect the process that the Department of Player Safety took to reach their decision regarding Brad’s ...

  • Non-Rumor: The Bruins Agree To Wheeler’s Arbitration Ruling

    With the Arbitration ruling handed down, the Boston Bruins agreed to the decision, and Blake Wheeler is off the Free Agency market reporting a $2.2 million dollar 1-year contract. The 6 foot 5, 208 pounder of Robbinsdale,MN had a somewhat disappointing season last year, but most of the Bruins' ...