I have recently begun following the NHL as ice hockey has really captured my attention. I was wondering why "kneeling" is considered a penalty and what it really is?
Also, How does the +/- system for games work as I've seen players have shots on goal and yet get a -ve point for the game. I'd really appreciate help understanding these rules...thanks..
2007-11-07 16:25:08 · 8 answers · asked by skroeger_j 1 in Sports ➔ Hockey
+/- is a rating for how the team does when that particular player is on the ice. If the team scores more than it gets scored on while the player is on the ice, he will have a positive rating. If the team gets scored on more than they score when a player is on the ice, the player has a negative rating. Higher numbers are obviously better, but some really good players may have negative ratings if they are on a bad team.
I haven't heard of the kneeling rule, maybe this is new?
2007-11-07 16:33:49 · answer #1 · answered by Tyrone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kneeling? i never heard of that in my 13-14 years of being a fan...
The +/- system however works when a player scores a goal (for instance you myself players 1-3 are on the ice... if you score a goal on the other team we all get a point in the plus.
If we are scored against we lose a point to the minus.
2007-11-10 15:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by red_e_freddie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually +/- is not calculated during the power play, only during even strength or shorthanded chances
When a team scores a goal during even strength or if the team scores a shorthanded goal, the players on the ice from the team that scored get a +1, and the players from the team that was scored on get a -1.
If it is "kneeing", then it is an obvious knee hit to another player, most cases its a knee to knee collision and the penalty is awarded to the player who initiated the contact.
2007-11-08 03:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by James P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what it all means, but somehow kneeling just seems like a natural fit in ice hockey questions, as they would in court basketball questions.
Ok, kneeing is intentional knee to knee contact with the intent to injure or disrupt an opposing player.
+/- is as the others said.
For future reference, if you live in a country that has a different ocean on either side, its not necessary to include the playing surface when naming the sport. "Field" takes care of that for you in the odd instance anyone in this forum makes a reference to the field version of hockey. We don't get a lot of polo questions here, either, just in case you were wondering about water polo.
2007-11-08 05:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by cme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 06:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was looking at the box score for the Anaheim game and saw the "kneeling" penalty too. I dont know if it was just a typo or it was some screwed up penalty I never heard of.
2007-11-07 17:06:14 · answer #6 · answered by redwingsrthebest19 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's 'kneeing', no l. Using your knee to hit an opponent.
+/- is calculated by scoring at even strength or on the power play. It has nothing to do with shots on goal. Every player on the ice for the team that scores a goal at even strength OR shorthanded gets a plus. Every player on the ice for the team that is scored upon at even strength or while they are on the power play gets a minus.
2007-11-07 16:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by curtisports2 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2017-03-02 01:43:39 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋