2006-06-19 14:24:43 · 6 answers · asked by jacko00000 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
A shift is the amount of time a player spends consecutively on the ice before returning to the bench for a rest. For defensemen this period is usually 60-90 seconds and 35-50 for forwards
2006-06-19 14:37:29 · answer #1 · answered by porcupinepillow 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The folks here at Yahoo Answers Hockey have answered this question recently.
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For the record, if all five players came off the ice at once the other team would score. Because, you know... there would be no one between them and the goalie and the goalie might be good but he or she isn't THAT good.
Then the fans would climb over the glass and tear the team apart limb by limb for doing something so stupid.
Anyway, read the link. The question was anwered in detail by a bunch of folks who pretty much knew what they were talking about.
2006-06-19 15:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by lotusice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a different set of 5 players come on the ice to replace the current 5, Sometimes just 3 come out and the Defencemen stay usually there are about 4 shifts on each team
2006-06-19 14:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by Mikey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hockey is such a fast game, breaks are necessary. A shift is a lineup change of all players except the goalie.
2006-06-19 14:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the players get so tired, they obvilusly need breaks
(aka shifts)
2006-06-19 15:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
search on google.
2006-06-19 14:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋