Ice Hockey Guide: Basic Rules

By Steve Robertson

Learn more about the high powered, fast paced game of professional hockey. The rules are often misunderstood and confused. Ice Hockey Guide – Basic Rules breaks down rules and rink configurations and explains penalties and other causes for the officials to stop play.
This easy-to-read guide contains everything for the fan and non-fan alike to understand and enjoy the sport of ice hockey. Each section stands alone, so it can be used as a handy reference guide.
The National Hockey League expansion of the last decade and the increased television coverage exposed millions of new fans to hockey. The Stanley Cup is now seen in over 170 countries, while annual sales of NHL merchandise today exceed $1 billion. Yet hockey remains one of the least understood sports. With the help of this guide, you can learn to follow the excitement of America's fastest-paced sport in no time at all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: My Ebook Publishing House
• Release date: Feb 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301243129

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Ice Hockey Guide

Basic Rules

By Steve Robertson

Published by My Ebook Publishing House at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 My Ebook Publishing House

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Table of Contents

The first part. THE FIELD

Article 1 THE SKATING RINK

Article 2 THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FIELD

Article 3 THE GOALPOSTS AND NETS

Article 4 THE FIELD (THE SPACE) OF GOALPOST

Article 5 SPLITTING THE GAME FIELD

Article 6 THE POINT AND THE CIRCLE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD

Article 7 LIABILITY POINTS IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE

Article 8 POINTS AND CIRCLES OF LIABILITY AT THE EXTREMITIES OF THE FIELD

Article 8/a POINTS AND CIRCLES ON THE OUTDOOR FIELDS

Article 9 THE PLAYERS’ BENCHES

Article 10 THE PENALTY BENCHES

Article 11 CHRONOMETERS AND SIGNALS

Article 12 THE LOCKER ROOMS AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FIELD

The second part. THE TEAMS

Article 13 THE COMPOSITION OF THE TEAMS

Article 14 THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM

Article 15 THE TEAMS’ PLAYERS

Article 16 THE FORMATION OF THE TEAMS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HALF TIME

Article 17 BALANCING THE TEAMS

Article 18 REPLACING THE PLAYERS

Article 19 THE INJURED PLAYERS

The third part. THE EQUIPMENT

Article 20 THE HOCKEY STICKS

Article 21 THE SKATES

Article 22 THE GOALKEEPER’S EQUIPMENT

Article 23 THE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

Article 24 EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS

Article 25 THE PUCK

The fourth part. PENALTIES

Article 26 PENALTIES

Article 27 MINOR PENALTY

Article 28 MAJOR PENALTY

Article 29 PENALTY FOR UNFAIR ATTITUDE

Article 30 MATCH PENALTY

Article 31 PENALTY KICK

Article 32 PENALTIES AGAINST THE GOALKEEPER

Article 33 VARIOUS PENALTIES

Article 34 SIGNALIZING THE PENALTIES

The fifth part. THE REFEREES

Article 35 CHOOSING THE REFEREES

Article 36 THE GAME REFEREES

Article 37 ARBITRAGE IN TWO

Article 38 THE GOALPOST REFEREES

Article 39 THE PENALTIES TIME CLERK

Article 40 THE SECRETARY REFEREE

Article 41 THE GAME TIME CLERK

The sixth part. GAME RULES

Article 42 THE GAME’S DURATION

Article 43 EQUAL GAME

Article 44 THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME

Article 45 HOW TO SCORE A POINT

Article 46 PLAYING REFUSAL

Article 47 ENGAGEMENTS

Article 48 THE PASS

Article 49 PUCK HIT WITH THE FOOT

Article 50 STOPPING AND THROWING THE PUCK BY HAND

Article 51 FORBIDDEN EVOLUTION

Article 52 OFFSIDE

Article 53 PLAYER IN FRONT OF THE PUCK IN THE ATTACK ZONE

Article 54 THE PUCK IN MOVEMENT

Article 55 PUCK SENT INTENTIONALLY OUT OF THE FIELD

Article 56 PUCK OUT OF THE FIELD’S LIMITS

Article 57 THE PUCK CANNOT BE SEEN

Article 58 THE PUCK TOUCHES THE REFEREE

Article 59 UNFAIRNESS TOWARD OFFICIALS

Article 60 THE OFFENCE OF THE REFEREE

Article 61 INSULTING LANGUAGE

Article 62 UNFAIR ATTITUDE

Article 63 REPAIRING THE EQUIPMENT

Article 64 BREAKING THE HOCKEY STICK

Article 65 FALLING OVER THE PUCK

Article 66 THE HOCKEY STICK HELD TOO HIGH

Article 67 THROWING THE HOCKEY STICK

Article 68 PUSHING WITH THE BODY

Article 69 PUSHED AT THE BALL CUSHION

Article 70 THE INCORRECT STOP OF A PLAYER

Article 71 OBSTRUCTIONS

Article 72 STOPPING OR