"Scott Stevens hits people with his shoulder ... career-threatening jolt, entered hockey folklore and very nearly sent the Big E into premature retirement. In the first round of this year's ...

After last season, it became pretty clear that the New Jersey Devils needed to get a little bigger and tougher. General manager Tom Fitzgerald followed that up by adding guys like Paul Cotter, Brenden ...

If Scott Stevens were to join the the NHL's ... elbows into their opponents’ skulls when applying open-ice hits was not Stevens’ fault. The fact is Stevens was not a dirty player at all ...

Hockey Hall of Famers like Scott Stevens and Chris Pronger ... In concert, also largely absent from the game are open ice hits. Such plays not only offered risk for injury, but are now considered ...