to last fits over your elbows and forearm. These come in three sizes, small, medium, and large. The last pads are the gloves. These protect your wrist and hands as well as provide grip for your stick. After you have assembled your gear you are ready to play. The game starts at the center spot with a face-off. The official drops the puck, and, the two centers try to control it, or direct it to a teammate. Two common infractions in hockey are off sides and icing f the puck. This rule is to prevent players from standing by the goal, waiting for the puck, when it is not in the attacking zone. When off sides occurs, a face-off is held at one of the red spots in the neutral zone nearest to where the infraction occurred. Icing is called when the puck crosses the center and goal lines without being touched by an opponent. If icing occurs, a face-off is held in the defensive zone of the team that is being penalized, at the red spot near where the infraction occurred. Other more serious fouls include holding, tripping, and hooking with a stick. A player who commits these types of fouls must leave the game for Two to five minutes. Even more serious fouls, such as fighting, can draw five or ten minute penalties. The team that is penalized must play shorthanded, and the other team, at full strengths a "Power Play" advantage. The penalized player may return if the other team scores a goal. Jonathan Endicott Pg 3 The team that scores the most goals by the end of the third period is the winner. There is also a rule that allows one five-minute sudden death overtime period. This rule is for the NHL only. In Amateur play, whomever scores the first goal in a ten-minute overtime period is declared the winner. by jon ...
