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 ...

Wait, so let's get this straight: Martin Brodeur is out of an NHL playing job for the first time in 25 years and the league expands the trapezoid rule? That's one of nine rule changes the NHL ...

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 ...