What is the difference between the current offside rule, and the new tag-up offside in hockey?

Answer 1

Not sure exactly what you're asking here, as the new tag-up offside is the current offside rule, but I'll explain it anyway.

Prior to the change, offsides occured when the puck came out of the zone, and the play would be blown dead if the puck was brought back into the offensive zone without all the offensive players clearing the zone first. The big difference is that it would also be blown dead if the puck was simply shot in while offensive players were still in the zone.

With tag-up offsides, the puck can exit and re-enter the offensive zone without a stoppage in play, so long as the puck isn't touched by an offensive player inside the blue line before everyone on the team has cleared.

All of this is part of Bettman and the NHL's desire to move towards faster, free-flowing hockey with less stoppages.

Answer 2

What he said...it was a watershed change...before the change, play stopped too often. There is no one that plays the game that doesn't think this rule was for the better.

The shootout however...

Answer 3

whats that