Kevin Bieksa of the Vancouver Canucks was resting on the bench during his team’s recent skills exhibition when five fans seated behind him started to relentlessly harass him with pokes to the head. Will the grizzled defenseman take their bait and respond?
The NHL is realigning its conferences. Six divisions could turn into four conferences as early as next season, if the NHL Players’ Association approves, commissioner Gary Bettman said.
Teams will be divided up by four conferences based on geography, two with eight teams and two with seven.