As a general rule of thumb, a hit must target the shoulder or chest of the player and happen while he’s eligible to be hit.

Trouba would launch himself into the head of Blues forward Jordan Kyrou, with Trouba appearing to stick his arm out as he ...

“It’s probably one of the dirtiest hits I’ve seen in quite a while,” Tortorella told reporters postgame. “That’s a dangerous, cheap hit.” Torts is furious after Boko Imama is ...

who already had a reputation as one of the NHL's dirtiest players, hit the Canucks' Donald Brashear in the head with his stick, knocking him to the ice and giving him a concussion. McSorley was ...

“I don’t think every time there’s a big hit there should be a fight in the NHL, but I do think ‘Tommer’s’ was dirty and there ... t think that’s part of hockey but, there are ...

Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary will miss some time after a dangerous hit on Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson ...

The Philadelphia Flyers faced a controversial overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, with a significant moment being a dangerous hit on Garnet Hathaway. Flyers' coach John Tortorella condemned ...

He called the hit by Penguins forward Boko Imama "one of the dirtiest hits I've seen in quite a while." Tortorella's full comments on the hit, including why it was reduced from a 5-minute major to ...