By: Adam Proteau


SERVING OF NEWS: The first session of the NHL’s two-day research and development camp showed how important the process has become to the league in only its second year of operation. And for the first time, it appears the league is poised to implement at least one small, R&D camp-tested alteration to the game.

In testing some 30 rule variations in the west end of Toronto using the top 2012 NHL draft prospects as players, camp architect (and NHL vice-president of hockey and business development) Brendan Shanahan stressed the process was more about gathering information than making “knee-jerk reactions” to what could be passing trends.


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