As a result, a two-tiered temporary press box has been grafted onto the arena at either end behind the nets. The second level, however, has several wood beams about five feet from the floor. Adjust that helmet. Helmets with partial visors are mandatory in the Canadian Hockey League. Often, though, players will bump the visor up so their field of vision is unimpeded.
Trouble is, it's against the rules.
He was found not guilty in an Alberta court of assault charges, but was banned for a year from coaching the team behind the bench and, until mid-January, could not even be in the rink when the team played. Maxwell has completed his suspension. Since the CHL began giving an award for top goaltender in 1987-88, seven of the 10 winners have been from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Must be all those years of watching Patrick Roy or something. The Hull Olympiques missed their scheduled Tuesday morning practice, and it may be a bad omen.