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  • Ninh explains the RULES OF ICE HOCKEY

  • The objective of the game is for your team to score more goals than the opposing team.

  • To score a goal, a player must hit the puck

  • Which is a 4 inch disc of rubber, completely across the goal line and into the goal.

  • If the puck doesn’t cross the line, it doesn’t count.

  • The ice surface itself is 200ftx85ft in North America and 60mx30m internationally

  • The game starts with a Face Offwhere the puck is dropped between two opposing players

  • at center ice. A faceoff is used to re-start play and can happen at one of the 8 other

  • faceoff dots on the ice. Ice hockey is played with two teams of 20,

  • with six (6) players on the ice at any one time.

  • They consist of 3 forwards, 2 defenders and 1 goaltender.

  • There are an unlimited amount of substitutions in this game and they can happen at any time.

  • The game is played in 3 x 20 minute periods, for a total playing time of 60 minutes.

  • Highest score at the end of time wins.

  • That sounds easy enough to understand? Well, that’s the most simplistic way of

  • looking at it.

  • But Ice hockey is filled with things that you can and cannot do.

  • And should you break one of these rules, you will serve a time penalty leaving your team

  • with one less player, and your opponents with a man-advantage.

  • The team with the man advantage is on thePowerplay’, and this makes it easier

  • to score a goal as there is one less player to defend the net.

  • The team with a man in the penalty box is on thePenalty Killand usually they

  • defend like crazy until the time of the penalty expires.

  • The length of the time of the penalty depends on the infraction made:

  • These Minor infractions results in two minute penalties.

  • Hooking, slashing, delay of game, interference, goaltender interference, tripping, roughing,

  • elbowing, boarding, cross checking, charging, holding, high sticking, kneeing, check from

  • behind, spearing, unsportsmanlike conduct, too many men on the ice.

  • When a goal is scored by the team on the powerplay, the penalty time is cut short and the player

  • is let out of the penalty box. These Major infractions results in 5 minute

  • penalties. Fighting, charging, hit from behind, and hits

  • to the head Unlike Minor penalties, a major penalty has

  • to be served in full, even if the other team scores.

  • And these Misconduct infractions results in 10 minute penalties.

  • Any minor penalty with intent to injure, any unsportsmanlike conduct towards officials.

  • As with a Major Penalty, the player has to serve the full 10 minutes in full even if

  • the other team scores. There is one other infraction: the Game Misconduct

  • which results in a player being ejected from the entire game.

  • There’s a few other rules youll need to understand before going to a game. For

  • example:

  • Penalty Shot A penalty shot is rewarded to the offensive

  • player if they obstruct the player enough so they do not shoot properly.

  • A shooter will start from Centre Ice and try and score against the defending goalie. On

  • a penalty shot, the shooter starts from centre ice and is only allowed one shot, even if

  • there is a rebound.

  • Offside The puck must completely cross youre opponents

  • blue line before any players on your team. If a player crosses the blue line before the

  • puck, it’s offside and results in a faceoff in your end of the ice. This is to prevent

  • you keeping players in front of the opposing goalie for the entire game.

  • Icing Icing is when you shoot the puck across two

  • red lines, the red centre line and your opponents goal line.

  • If you are caught icing, this will result in a Faceoff being taken at your end of the

  • ice. This rule is to prevent teams from just dumping

  • the puck and making it a boring.

  • Draw or Tie In international rulesif both teams at

  • the end of the three periods have the same amount of goals, the game is a draw or a tie.

  • Overtime In North American rules - If the game is tied

  • after the three periods, there is a sudden death overtime period; meaning, if a goal

  • is scored during this period, the game is over.

  • Shootout If the game is still tied after the overtime

  • period, a shootout commences. Each team will have three (3) shooters. The

  • team with the best out of three shots will win the game. If after the three shooters

  • the game is still tied, its moves to a sudden death shootout; meaning the next shootout

  • goal without reply wins.

  • That’s a lot to take in, but as you watch or play ice hockey, the rules will become

  • second nature. Enjoy ice hockey.

  • Ninh Ly, www.ninh.co.uk, @NinhLyUK

Ninh explains the RULES OF ICE HOCKEY

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