Ice Hockey Rules

A quick movement of a player’s hands, and his stick forcefully strikes his opponent. The opponent goes down, and players all jump in a big scrum. That player just committed a penalty called a Slash! Slashing is an ice hockey penalty part of the category of ‘Stick Fouls’ meaning the player used his hockey stick … Read more

A player goes down in a heap, gripping his face. When he comes up there is some blood, and the other player automatically starts skating towards the penalty box. What just happened? It’s a High Stick! A high sticking penalty is defined as any contact made by the stick of a player above the shoulders … Read more

Two players come together at top speed, one player leads with his shoulder but the other brings both his hands up with his stick and hammers the other player with it! What is this called? It’s a Cross Check! A cross-checking penalty is the action of using the shaft of the stick between the two … Read more

A player glides past another, makes a little jabbing motion with his top hand and down goes his opponent. What just happened? Can he do that? What kind of penalty will be called?! A butt ending penalty is the action whereby a player uses the shaft of the stick, above the upper hand, to check … Read more

A scrum in front of the net, in the blink of an eye, a player hits the ice, clutching his side or sometimes his family jewels! Upon a slow motion review, someone forcefully jabbed him with the blade of their stick! What is this called? Is it legal? Will there be a suspension? A spearing … Read more

NHL hockey teams can only carry a limited number of players on their roster at any given time. There is also a different limit to the number of players they can have within their organization. Now for the question of how many players are allowed to be included in their roster, an NHL team can … Read more

The excitement of an ice hockey game is unmatched because of its extremely fast paced and physical play. Played with breakneck speed, the games are eagerly followed by legions of rooting fans and nothing is more exciting than seeing your team score a highlight reel goal! Players live for that huddle after scoring a goal, … Read more