What is Ice Hockey? How To Pay Ice Hockey? Rules Of Ice Hockey.

What is Ice Hockey? How To Pay Ice Hockey? Rules Of Ice Hockey.


Ice Hockey:

Ice hockey is a team sport played between two teams of six players including a goalie left and right defenders left and right wing forwards and a center ice hockey is played on an ice rink the object of ice hockey is to score more goals than the opposing team by putting the puck into the opposition's goal using a hockey stick.



How the game starts?

the game starts in the center circle 
with a face off the referee meets both the team center players at the center of the rink and drops the puck between both opposing players both players then scrap to win position for their team 

Rules of Ice Hockey:
1 Each team consists of a maximum of 
20 players.
2. The game allows unlimited 
substitutions from the bench during stoppages and play.

3. A goal can be scored by anyone on the ice including the goalie.

4. To score a 
goal a player must hit the puck over the goal Line.
5. The entire puck needs to cross the 
line to be considered a goal.
6. Players can score a goal with any 
part of their stick but cannot use their hand.
7.Players are not allowed to kick the 
puck into the net or purposely direct it with any part of their body.
8. Each game is played in 3 20-minute 
intervals.
9. The game clock is stopped every time 
play stops.

10. A free shot will be given to a 
player who is illegally impeded from behind when in possession of the puck with no opponent between him and the goal except for the goalie.
11. If a penalty is called on a goalie a 
teammate serves his time in the penalty box.
12. A team plays short-handed when one 
or more of its players is charged with a 
penalty.
13. Teams are not forced to play 
more than two players below six players at any time.

14. I
f a third penalty is assessed to the same team it is suspended until the first penalty expires.

Offside Rule

If an attacking player 
enters the opposition's defending zone ahead of the puck then he or she will be called offsides if this happens play will be halted and a face-off will take place in the neutral zone.
Icing Rule
Icing refers to a player striking the 
puck from their own half past the opposing team's goal line without it deflecting off or coming into contact with any player if this happens play will be halted then the puck will be returned to where the pass originated without a goal being given.

Minor Penalty

A minor penalty can 
include tripping an opponent with their stick holding with either their stick or hands hooking with their stick or body checking a player without a puck which usually results in a player being sent off for two minutes.
Major Penalty
 
Major penalties are given 
for physical contact such as fighting inflicting serious injury on opposing players or continued minor violations major penalties will result in a player being removed from the ice for five minutes a major penalty can lead to the offending player being sent off permanently.

How to Win the Game?
The team with the most goals at the end 
of the game are the winners if the game is tied then the game will go into overtime where the first team to score 
will then be the winner we hope you 
learned ice hockey rules and now you know how to play ice hockey properly.



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