And in the case of promoting George Parros to director of the league’s Department of Player Safety, the optics are god-awful. Since the NHL created the department in 2011, there have been three ...

When an NHLer’s playing career is over, it’s difficult for some of them to find a thrill similar to the one they had competing on the ice. Some become coaches or management members. But a ...

Ryan Hartman will have an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday. The Minnesota Wild forward is facing discipline for roughing against Ottawa Senators forward Tim ...

The NHL's Department of Player Safety has offered an in person hearing for Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman for his play on Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle. The date and time of the hearing has ...

Maxim Tsyplakov will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday. The New York Islanders forward is facing discipline for a high hit on Philadelphia Flyers center Ryan ...

The department, led by senior vice-president Stephane Quintal, vice-president Damian Echevarrieta and director ... NHL in some capacity ever since, be it for hockey operations or the player safety ...

On Sunday, the disciplinary arm of the NHL announced that Hartman had been offered an in person hearing as a result of a ...

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has found himself in some hot water with the NHL's Department of Player Safety for a cross-check to the head of Conor Garland. The Edmonton Oilers lost a ...

The current appeals process, overseen by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, lacks transparency, as the Player Safety department falls under the league’s governance structure, and its Commissioner.

The NHL Department of Player Safety laid down a significant suspension to a pair of players following the scrum between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks. Connor McDavid and Tyler ...

After handing out hearings to Edmonton Oilers superstar forward Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers, the NHL Department of Player Safety has given out matching suspensions.