Can someone explain hockey to me?

Question

I know you have to shoot the puck in the goal, but I don't know what the stat abbreviations stand for. (like PIM, +/-, PPP, etc)

I'm playin fantasy hockey and im #1 in my league!! my next threat is like 30 pts. away

Yea. yahoo picked it for me. i don't know any of the players or their skill levels. i've decided that i won't make many moves or any trades. lol.

Answer 1

PIM: Penalties in minutes. 2 minutes for a minor, 4 for a double-minor, 5 for a major, 10 for a misconduct.

PPG: Power-play goal. Scored when your team has one (or two) more player(s) on the ice than the other team.

SHG: Shorthanded goal. Scored when your team has one (or two) fewer player(s) on the ice than the other team.

+/- ("Plus/Minus"): A player receives a plus if he is on the ice when his team scores an even-strength or shorthanded goal. He receives a minus if he is on the ice when his team concedes an even-strength or shorthanded goal. (Power play goals do not affect plus-minus). Thus, it is used as a ratio of offense-to-defense in a very general sort of way for every player, independently of goals and assists.

GWG: Game-winning goal. The goal which proves to be the difference-maker (even if it wasn't at the time. i.e. If you score a goal to make it 2-0 for your team, then the other team scores one more before the game is over, yours is considered to be the game-winning goal).

For goaltenders:

GAA: Goals-against average. Goals surrendered by a goaltender on average for every 60 minutes he plays.

SPCT: Save percentage. A simple ratio of saves made per shot faced. (Not actually a percentage... usually expressed like .897 or .912)

SO: Shutouts. Games completed where no goal is surrendered.

Answer 2

First I must hate your guts for not knowing anything about hockey and being number 1 in your league :-)>

PIM is penalty minutes, plus/minus is....aw hell--- I'm really tired right now, I will amend this tomorrow. Meanwhile go to your team and hit Help---you'll get all your answers.

How in the wide wide world of sports did you draft this team---or did you let Yahoo do it for you?

Congrats and good luck the rest of the season! Watch some games, it's the most exciting sport in the world and a very worthy addiction.

Welcome to hockey!

Answer 3

ok you must have a good 'ol case of the beginners luck!! PIM is penalty in Minutes (how many minutes a player has been penalized for) +/- is plus Minus when a player is on the ice and his team scores he gets a positive point like +1if he is on the ice and his team is scored on then he gets a point subtracted -1 you could see players with a 25 or even a -25 depending on how well he and his team preforms.


never heard of ppp could be power play points meaning goals and assists one has on all his power plays.
GP=games played G=goals A=assists Pts total points (gaols and assists) +/-=see above PIM=see above PPG Power play goals PPA=powerplay assists SHG=short handed goals SHA= short handed assists GW=game winning goals GT=game tying goals SOG=shots on goal Pct=percentage of shots that score.

good luck in your league and welcome to my great obsession called hockey!!!!

GO SABRES!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hockey is much like the seal hunt, except we club a round black thing instead of the seals so movie stars won't get upset.

Answer 6

every1 has alrweady told u what u wanted to know but u need to know the leafs r the best and they should be your favorite team