The Hurricanes implemented a neutral-zone trap this season, which gives the other team plenty of ice to skate the puck out of their end, but once they reach the neutral zone, space is limited.

Jacques Lemaire changed NHL hockey with a frustrating style of defense that came to be known as the neutral zone trap. With players such as Minnesota Mr. Hockey winner Tom Chorske, current Wild ...

Perhaps that was an omen. The 2000s was the roughest decade for the NHL. It began with the neutral-zone trap and clutch-and-grab techniques at the forefront of the NHL, sucking scoring ...

The Los Angeles Kings' use of the 1-3-1 neutral zone trap has been a much-discussed topic amongst fans over the last few seasons under head coach Todd McLellan and briefly Jim Hiller after him.

It began with the stars of the ‘80s still in peak form. Then, the neutral-zone trap took over, scoring dipped, and interest in the NHL began to wane. That being said, some new stars were minted ...