The Los Angeles Kings head into the second of a five-game road trip against the Detroit Red Wings. LA are even on the road ...

Everyone calls Lemaire the Father of the “Neutral Zone” Trap, but he learned from those great Montreal Canadiens teams of the 1970s under Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman. Under head coach ...

New additions to defense in Will Borgen and Urho Vaakanainen have helped Rangers go 7-1-3 in 2025 and get back in playoff race.

If it was turned into a Hollywood movie it would be called "Nastiness Over The Neutral Zone Trap." Jumpin' Jacques and Larry Robinson took over the Garden Staters for the start of 1993-94.

McLellan — an X's and O's style coach — leaned heavy on the 1-3-1 neutral zone trap game while, offensively, dumping and chasing to keep the legs moving. LA Kings Head Coach Jim Hiller has ...

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 ...

In mid-November last year, Jacques Lemaire received an unexpected phone call from a few old friends. On the other line were two of his former players, Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur and Devils current ...

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 ...