Yes, there's such a thing as an embellishment penalty (or diving) in the NHL, and while it's rarely called, it's been whistled by hockey referees. Section 9 and Rule 64 of the NHL rulebook keeps ...

The call came after Carolina’s Jordan Staal was whistled for hooking Tkachuk with under 15 minutes left in the second period. Fans were left confused as both players were sent o ...

According to NHL’s 10.3 Rules of Diving & Embellishment: "unsportsmanlike conduct will be assessed to any player who dives or embellishes, in order to draw a penalty” Referees have the tough ...

During this year's Summer League games, the NBA will incorporate an in-game flopping penalty and attempt to limit instances of embellishment. It's unclear if the league will approve the rule ...

logs all penalties for diving or embellishment, and flags all plays not called on the ice that in its opinion were deserving of such a penalty. A citation is issued once hockey operations ...

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman shared his thoughts on the embellishment call against Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday.

Citations are issued by the National Hockey League Hockey Operations Department, which tracks all games, logs all penalties for diving or embellishment, and flags all plays not called on the ice ...

Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman was fined $2,000 for embellishment by the NHL on ... repeatedly dive and embellish in an attempt to draw penalties.” Players are fined based on the number ...

There was controversy during Game 2 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers when Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues was given a two-minute minor penalty for embellishment after being hit ...

Luostarinen sold the penalty with a dive on the ice ... "Well, I just think in the league in general, the embellishment is going up. Players are getting better and better at grabbing their ...

The Panthers have certainly been earning their reputation as rats in this Stanley Cup Final, and it's starting to frustrate ...

The NHL announced that a forward for the St. Louis Blues was assigned a $2,000 fine. Veteran Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist was handed the disciplinary action for embellishing during a recent contest.