Still, we understand that there are a lot of brand new people to the game of hockey. Many are watching NHL games for the very first time and for a newbie some of the rules may seem a little strange. Simple hockey rules like icing and offside. We'll start a little series here for the as-yet uninitiated. read more
This all made for extremely boring and uneventful ice hockey games! The icing rule was the answer. The Rule Icing occurs whenever a player passes, shoots, dumps, or deflects the puck from his half of the rink and it travels all the way past the opposing goal line. read more
Starting with the icing rule. The idea behind the icing rule is that flipping the puck all the way down the end of the ice then chasing after it takes away from the flow of the game. The officials needed a way to stop players from doing this. read more
The IIHF adopted the no-touch icing rule after an incident in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1990, when Luděk Čajka, rushing to get to the puck in an icing situation, crashed into the boards, suffered severe spinal injuries, and died a few weeks later. read more