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The Ultimate Book of Hockey Trivia for Kids is a book by Eric Zweig published in 2015.Illustrated by Bill Dickson and Lorna Bennett, it is a compilation of three volumes published in previous years: [1] Hockey Trivia for Kids (published in 2006), [2] [3] [4] Hockey Trivia for Kids 2 (published in 2008), [5] [6] and Hockey Trivia for Kids 3 (published in 2011).
The National Hockey League rules are the rules governing the play of the National Hockey League (NHL), a professional ice hockey organization. Infractions of the rules, such as offside and icing , lead to a stoppage of play and subsequent face-offs , while more serious infractions lead to penalties being assessed to the offending team.
This article deals chiefly with ice hockey. In the rules of the National Hockey League, cross-checking is defined in Rule 59, [1] while the International Ice Hockey Federation rules define it in Rule 127. [2] While body checking is allowed in boys and men's ice hockey, the use of the stick increases the risk of injury to an opponent.
The superstitious practice of a hockey player not shaving off his facial hair during the playoffs, consequently growing a beard. plus-minus A hockey statistic that can apply to a player or an offensive or defensive line indicating whether they were on the ice when the opposing team scored (a minus) or on the ice when their team scored (a plus).
In women's IIHF ice hockey, body checking is considered an "illegal hit" as well as in non-checking leagues, and is punishable by a minor penalty, major penalty and automatic game misconduct, or match penalty. [1] Body checking was allowed at the first women's world ice hockey championship in 1990 but has been considered illegal since.
Rempe unintentionally injured two Washington Capitals players in Game 3 of the first-round sweep: van Riemsdyk on a hit he was penalized on for interference and winger T.J. Oshie on an otherwise ...
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The NHL's rule book is the basis for the rule books of most North American professional leagues. The IIHF, amateur and NHL rules evolved separately from amateur and professional Canadian ice hockey rules of the early 1900s. [1] Hockey Canada rules define the majority of the amateur games played in Canada.