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Example "B" is icing, provided that it is not "waved off" for an eligible reason (e.g. offensive team is short-handed) In ice hockey, icing is an infraction that occurs when a player shoots, bats, or deflects the puck from their own half (over the center red line) of the ice, beyond the opposing team's goal line, without scoring a goal.
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.
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium.
Pass (ice hockey) Penalty (ice hockey) Penalty box; Penalty shot (ice hockey) Pest (ice hockey) Playoff beard; Plus–minus (sports) Point (ice hockey) The point (ice hockey) Point shot; Points per game; Position player; Power forward (ice hockey) Power play; Puck bunny
The sport is governed by several organizations including the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the National Hockey League (NHL), Hockey Canada, USA Hockey and others. The rules define the size of the hockey rink where a game is played, the playing and safety equipment, the game definition, including time of play and whether tie ...
The Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace, or International Ice Hockey Federation as it is more well known as today, was founded in 1908 and was governing some bandy competitions in its early years, before only concentrating on ice hockey. World map showing the 27 Federation of International Bandy members as of May 2017
The French Ice Hockey Federation (French: Fédération française de hockey sur glace (FFHG)) is the governing body of ice hockey in France, as recognized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was founded in 2006 after separation with the Fédération française des sports de glace (English: French Ice Sports Federation). [3]
[1] [5] Special hockey uses standard ice hockey equipment, has modified ice hockey rules such as no offside, icing, or penalties, and is a non-contact sport without scores and standings. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The sport is organized by volunteers and nonprofit organizations , and relies on sponsorships, and fundraising, for the majority of costs.