hockey rules?

Question

can someone tell me about the rules of this sport(preferably womens)? I really don't feel like reading the rulebook. It seems like such a cool sport.

Answer 1

Clueless Nerd apologizes for most people upstairs who want to insult you rather than try to answer your question.

There's a lot more than I can tell you in a few paragraphs but I'll try to hit the important stuff. I don't know how women's hockey is different other than to say I'm pretty sure there's less body contact. Sorry I'm not more help on that.

In the NHL (National Hockey League) there are 3 periods of 20 minutes each. Unlike some other sports, time only runs when the puck is in play. If the score is still tied after 3 periods, there is a shorter "sudden death" period. If someone scores during that, the game is over. If nobody scores, there is a shootout to determine the winner. In the standings, a win gets you 2 points, a loss in overtime 1 point.

There are 6 players on each side (usually) when the puck is in play -- the 3 "forwards" -- Right wing. Left Wing, Center, 2 "Defenseman" and one Goalie. GENERALLY the defensemen are more worried about keeping the puck out of THEIR net, the forwards more about scoring a goal. But really the objective depends on which team has the puck.

Since hockey is very strenuous and tiring even if you are in excellent shape players change constantly(except the goalie who usually plays the whole game). You actually dress 20 players on your team.

There's a lot of rules, but basically the team with the puck is trying to score and the team without it is trying to get it back AND prevent THEM from scoring.

Play can be stopped for a number of reasons. "Icing" is when you are behind the center red line and you shoot the puck all the way past the goal line. The intent of the rule is to make you pass or stickhandle the puck the entire length of the ice. Just dumping it from end to end would be too easy.

When your team crosses the blue line closest to the opponent's goal the puck must cross before ANY player. That is to prevent someone on your team from hanging around the net for an easy goal ("cherry-picking").

There are several "penalties" -- hooking, tripping, interference among the most common ones. The offending player must sit in the penalty box for 2 minutes AND cannot be replaced. During this time the team with the 5 on 4 advantage is said to have the "power play" and the shorthanded team is said to be "killing the penalty".

If a team is down by 1 or 2 goals with about a minute left it will try to replace the goalie with an extra skater. That is because while it increases the opposition's chance to score into an empty net, it doesn't really matter, they are losing anyway. They are hoping with a 6 on 5 skating advantage they can score that tying goal.

There's much more to it than this, but hopefully that helps you understand much of what is going on. Welcome to the best sport in the world!

Answer 2

Ok I will try to keep this basic. The point is to put the puck in the opposing team's net. Each team has six players on the ice at a time, 3 forwards, 2 defenseman, and a goalie. You shift or sub these players during shifts. When you switch shifts, every player except the goalie comes off the ice and five new players come on. The game is seperated into 20 minute periods and there are three of them. There is a short break between each one. Penalties can include tripping, cross checking, and fighting. For a minor penalty you get a 2 minute "time out" in the penalty box. For a major penalty you get 5 minutes. While you are in the penalty box your team must play a player down. After a goal and any other stoppages a face off occurs. The puck is dropped between two players and they try to hit it to their teammates. Those are the basics, if you want to learn more i suggest a book even if you dont want to read one.

Answer 3

There are 3 uncomplicated rules to the interest which you're able to desire to renowned which will provide help to appreciate and stick to the interest. a million. OFFSIDES - If the 1st participant of the attacking team crosses their attacking blue line (the blue line on the ice closest to the objective they're shooting at) and would not have the %., it is offsides. A participant can carry the %. around the blue line (into the attacking zone) and not be offsides. A participant is offside in keeping with the place his skates are on the ice. If he's touching the blue or purple line, he's no longer seen to be offside. The linesman (the genuine with out an armband) would not end play till the %. enters the attacking zone. 2. OFFSIDES bypass - If a participant shoots the %. into their attacking zone whilst a teammate is interior the attacking zone, the play is seen offsides, and the %. is further back into the impartial zone to be confronted off. The faceoff is held closest to the place the %. entered the attacking zone. 3. ICING - If a team shoots the %. from its 0.5 of the rink (on the part of the middle purple line the place their objective is placed) and the %. is going over the objective line with out being touched via the goalie, going into the internet, or going throughout the objective crease, and a participant from the different team touches it, then it is icing. keep in mind, in spite of the undeniable fact that, that Icing is criminal if a team is shorthanded or the Linesman rules the different team would have performed the %. earlier it crossed the objective line. In international or Olympic play, play is stopped as quickly because of the fact the %. crosses the objective line; it is stated as "no-touch" icing. A team that ices the %. can't replace gamers earlier the resultant faceoff.

Answer 4

Canadian here: its a game played on ice where you try to put a little rubber disc into a 4' x 6' net.

I'm curious, how is reading through all these silly answers any easier than reading about it in a book? Don't read the actual rule book - its way too technical - just read a book, or an encyclopedia entry about hockey if you are interested.

Go 'Nucks!

Answer 5

Five skaters on each team try to score on the net at the opposite end of the ice, protected by the other team's goalie. It's like a cross between soccer and basketball except it doesn't suck.

Look it up on wikipedia. That is less boring than reading the whole rule book but will tell you everything.

Women's hockey has no checking (hitting), so it's a lot less interesting to watch.

Answer 6

sure...i play womans and it's basically like mens...except no checking..grr. (i've never read the rule book either) there's alot of rules but basically you can't put your stick in a persons mid-section, or in between their hands...that's hooking, getting you stick in thier skates is tripping, checking someone is actually a penalty, if u play blue line icing...if you shoot the puck from before the blue line and it crosses the other goal line the face off is near your goalie...same thing with red line...offsides is when you cross the blue line before the puck does....those are really the basic things an dpenaltys...if u start playing good for you...we need more girls to play..enjoy

Answer 7

its easy to lern as u go the only real diffrence from women to mes hockey is there is no checking in women hockey they have added some new rules on penatlys this year and they explane alot of the other ones on hockey canda website i think other then that dont ice the puck(shoot it into the other teams zone from behind the redline) dont go ofside(going into the other teams zone before the puck and dont have 2 many men

Answer 8

So, it's easier to read what a bunch of lamebrains type on yahoo, than the actual rules out of a book? Aren't they both reading? I would watch the game and learn what icing and offsides are first, if I were you. Oh, and BTW... that little black disc they all chase around....its called a puck.

Answer 9

It's a very cool sport. And if you can get over their smell, the players are pretty hot! Have fun learning!

Answer 10

Women's is Field Hockey. Go to a lesbian bar and ask anyone about it. (Also, female gym coaches will know.)

As for Ice Hockey, go to NHL.com or look it up on Wikipedia.