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In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck entirely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to (see also own goal ).
Mathieu Garon, playing for the Los Angeles Kings, in full goaltending gear. As Braden Holtby receives the shot fired by opponent Bryan Rust (far right), he can use any one of many pieces of his equipment to make a save on the puck; he can catch it with his left-hand glove, he can block it with the blocker that covers his right wrist, he can deflect it with his goaltender stick, he can block it ...
A set of full hockey equipment, minus jersey and socks at the Royal Ontario Museum, 2006. In ice hockey, players use specialized equipment both to facilitate the play of the game and for protection as this is a sport where injuries are common, therefore, all players are encouraged to protect their bodies from bruises and severe fractures.
A goal song or goal celebration music is a short piece of music that is played in sports like football or ice hockey after a goal is scored. A goal horn sometimes sounds before the song is played, especially in the National Hockey League (NHL). One such song is Bellini's "Samba de Janeiro", which was used as the goal song in UEFA Euro 2008.
Though inline hockey is considered a variant of roller hockey a.k.a. "rink hockey", it was derived from ice hockey instead and uses a type of hockey puck or a ball. Both roller games use a type of wheeled skate but inline hockey uses inline skates rather than roller skates or "quads".
A scoring attempt in hockey (as opposed to soccer) is officially counted as a shot only when it is directed on goal, resulting in a goal or requiring the goaltender to make a save. The numbers of shots and saves in a game are especially relevant to goaltenders, whose save percentage is based on how many shots did not get past them.
The Pittsburgh Penguins presently acknowledge an affiliation with a number of inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Inductees affiliated with the Penguins include 15 former players and five builders of the sport. [a] [111] The four individuals recognized as builders by the Hockey Hall of Fame includes former head coaches, and general managers.
Bauer Hockey LLC is an American manufacturer of ice hockey equipment, fitness and recreational skates and apparel. [2] Bauer produces helmets, gloves, sticks, skates, shin guards, pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey jocks and compression underwear, as well as goalie equipment.