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  2. National Hockey League rules - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Glossary of ice hockey terms - Wikipedia

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    A minor professional league or junior amateur league player recalled to their parent NHL club for the Stanley Cup playoffs. [4] blocker The rectangular pad that a goaltender wears on the stick-holding hand. (See waffle pad.) blue line Either of the two straight lines separating the attacking and defending zones from the neutral zone. [3] blueliner

  4. Ice hockey rules - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Offside (ice hockey) - Wikipedia

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    The National Hockey League (NHL) and International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) apply similar rules for determining offside. A player is judged to be offside if both of their skates completely cross the blue line dividing their offensive zone from the neutral zone before the puck completely crosses the same line.

  6. Icing (ice hockey) - Wikipedia

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    The National Hockey League (NHL) introduced the icing rule in September 1937 to eliminate a common delaying tactic used by teams to protect a winning margin. A November 18, 1931 game between the New York Americans and Boston Bruins is cited as one extreme example that led to the ban on the practice. [ 8 ]

  7. Category:National Hockey League - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "National Hockey League" ... Race and ethnicity in the NHL; National Hockey League rules; S.

  8. National Hockey League - Wikipedia

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    The current markings of an NHL hockey rink Size difference between a hockey rink used in IIHF-sanctioned games and an NHL hockey rink. The National Hockey League's rules are one of the two standard sets of professional ice hockey rules in the world, the other being the rules of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), as used in ...

  9. Season structure of the NHL - Wikipedia

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    The season structure of the National Hockey League (NHL) is divided into the pre-season, regular season, and the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the pre-season, which is generally held during the last two weeks of September, each team plays several not-for-the-record exhibition games. In the regular season, which generally runs from early October ...