Being a sports fan, you must have liked game 6. Congrats Denver. Lightning was a long shot to me. I am a Tampa fan. Denver flew thru the playoffs. Good play, but they had tons of rest time between series. Plus home field advantage was bigger then ever. Denver is 6000 feet above sea level and bodies have to be ready at that thin air. I did a medical mission in Peru and rode horseback to 6-8500 feet and you're dizzy all the time and weak from lack of oxygen. That's why they stank first 2 games. Not taking anything from Denver , three peet is almost impossible. They played very good. Now football time, go BUCS and gronk will come back after the heat cools down. You think he would leave Brady hanging? Plus he wants to and him in HOF together. Neal
This brings me back to childhood when my family moved to Boston from Southern California. I was 11. This was so long ago that hockey was literally unknown in California. There were no Kings. I had to learn the game from the ground up and I had to learn to skate. I still remember my friend Bill drawing a rink in pencil on a cafeteria table so he could explain icing and offside to me.
Offside is the single most important thing to understand about hockey. Have a good understanding of this and you'll understand why players are where they're at at various times during the game. The rest is easy, including icing. This is a great video for a new fan to watch. I think if a couple of my friends watch this, I can explain things easier as the game goes on.
Thank you for clearly explaining icing and offside. I've been reading things about offside in the web but really can't understand. When understanding things, I can easily pick it up when I learn visually. And through your simple yet smart explanations, I now know what icing and offside means! Thank you! 💯
Thanks for the note - glad I could help! If you ever have any questions about the game, feel free to leave a comment. Always looking for new ideas to make videos about :)
@@BenchWormSports I still don't understand offside totally. I mean, icing is simple but offside is not. I've seen so many plays where I'm like, "OFFSIDE' cuz some player was deep in the o-zone and clearly offsides according to my, obviously still inccorrect understanding of it. doh!
@@BenchWormSports I still don't get it. Was just watching that epic pass from Draisaitl to Ryan Hopkins from the other day.... Epic pass, but why wasn't that offsides? Both him and the puck were across the blue line when he received the puck. I still don't get it. I dunno. Maybe i'm just stupid. I get icing. That's so simple. But am still confused about this offsides shit. And I used to play soccer and hockey when I was a kid and I still don't frigging get it. Hmmmm. Maybe that's why I didn't go pro. :-)
@@BenchWormSports I've also had people tell me that it's only offsides if theres no defenders in front of you and you receive a puck in the o zone, but if you're not offsides if there's a defender ahead of you...... I'm still confused after all these years.....
Keep in mind that those icing rules are for professional level hockey. At least in Canada, icing is called when the puck is dumped before crossing the centre red line immediately as long as the other team doesn’t touch it before it reaches the goal line. Also, minor hockey doesn’t use the no changing rule. The team who ices the puck will still be able to change.
I played hockey all through childhood and college and invite friends to watch or attend games. I’m now in my 70s so that’s a lot of hockey and your video is the best ever that I’ve seen at explaining the key rules of the game which are perplexing to novice fans. Viewing your video dramatically changes the fan experience
For some reason I've always struggled to comprehend icing (I'm new to watching hockey). This helped soooo much and I 100% get it now. Excellent video 👍
I really enjoy these videos as they are helpful and educational. I’ve watched hockey before but haven’t really understood the rules and everything. But I’m really wanting to get into it and learn about it and watch it more, so these videos really help!
I love this video and the other one covering the basics of hockey! I just started watching hockey last year and the concepts of icing and offside have always confused me.
@@vasyavasili4713 Thanks so much! I definitely want to start doing more videos on other sports. Great choices! I've also been thinking about doing some on boxing.
This is by far the best explanation of icing and offside both concepts i have never really understood unitl i watched this now i fully understand it thanks this will help my in my hockey game
2 more points on offside: you aren't offside if you enter the offensive zone ahead of the puck as long as you are in control of the puck, like skating backwards over the blue line with puck control. Also, if you are in the offensive zone ahead of the puck and the defensive team puts the puck into the offensive zone, you're not offside.
For those who look even more into the game, both offsides and icing are handled by the linesman, not the referee. Stoppages of play resulting from offsides or icing or an icing being waved off are all controlled by the two linesman
Hey thanks man just started watching the nhl and I'm a soccer guy. Its really quick and end to end so really needed to understand icing. Thanks this did the deed.👍😊
Thanks to your awesome videos and also cartoons all explaining gets really easy. Btw are you a teacher? if not you'd be a heck of a teacher/professor. Thanks again for your videos!
this is a great video and best of all its kid friendly im gonna use this for my kids hockey team to explain to them great stuff keep it up how about doing one for penalties
@BenchWormSports I play in an over 60 rec league w men up to 85 and we talk about the channels worth watching. Yours is now in the mix. Greetings from .Michigan.
3 notes about offsides. 1: if you have and are in control of the puck, you (not teammates) can go in before the puck. 2: If the defender in the zone gets the puck out but THEY bring it back in, you don't have to tag up. 3: you have to be fully over the line (both skates) before the puck before you are considered offsides.
I’m watching the NYR and Florida play game 4, it’s tied 2-2 w/ NYR leading the series 2-1. I kinda get it watching the video but then try watching the game and applying what the vid has taught me and nope I still don’t get it watching the game in real time
I haven't watched hockey since 2003-04 being a fan of the red wings. That being said, I watched a local semipro team play hockey a lot and if someone were to dump the puck from their zone to opponent zone, if the goalie were to come out and get it in the corner sometimes (pre-trapezoid hash marks), the ref would waive off icing. As opposed to the goalie raising their glove to call icing. Is that still a thing? Was that ever a thing? Idk it's been 20 years 😂
If you have control of the puck you CAN go ahead of the puck and be onside. Only the other players have to wait until the puck crosses the blue line. Players will skate in backwards sometimes with the puck coming in after them.
What do you mean by the puck has to cross the line first like it can’t be touching the stick or? I mean I thought I had an understanding until I played NHL 22 lol where I intercepted a pass and was called offsides
I think what might have happened was, your player was offside and had to tag up, but didn’t. The opposing team was probably trying to exit their zone, and you touched the puck before they were able to exit.
You neglected to mention that icing is nullified if the opposing team's goaltender touches the puck. If icing wasn't called immediately and this happens, the goaltender has just made the call unnecessary.
One small comment: You say that the referee makes the determination as to whether or not the offensive player beats the defensive player to the dots; however, it's actually the linesman. Small distinction, but still something to be aware of :)
The players get off when they're tired, but in minor hockey if a player has been on for, say, more than a minute and a half (yes, the sport is that demanding) the coach will often tell them to get off and might brench them for a little
In the pros, the coaches will tell the players when to change, usually in 30-second shifts, and the players on the ice need to check for signals from the bench to know to end their shift. Which offensive line and or defensive pairing goes out next depends on the game situation or who the opponent has on the ice (e.g. if the other team has their top scorers out, the coach will put out defensive/shut-down combinations to stop them).
Wouldn't the hybrid icing rule create the same scenario as crashing into the boards... if the offense gets to hash mark first it's not like they slow down and play stops
I only watched this to see if it was a good tutorial for a friend of mine. He likes hockey but he doesn't really understand what's happening. The only thing you forgot was intentional offsides.
Also, you forgot to mention that if a goalie leaves his crease or makes a gesture like he going to leave his crease that will also nullify an icing call.
Ok so its icing when you slap the ball to the opponents wall across the rink. But its not if one of my players goes chasing for it?? And wouldnt it be a offsides if the puck is over there with one of my teammates and the rest of us are still in our defensive zone ?
That's right! Icing will be waived off if your teammate can get to the puck first (or if the ref thinks your teammate will get to the puck first). If your teammate is in the offensive zone before the puck gets there, your teammate is offside.
It really is - and linesmen will miss an offside call every now and then. The NHL has a system for that. If a team scores a goal, and the opposing team believes it resulted from a missed offside, the coach can request a review - this is called a coach's challenge. The play will then be reviewed. If it turns out that the play was offside, the goal is called back. If the play was indeed onside, the team who called the challenge is assessed a minor penalty.
@@finalfrontier001 The NHL does have a VAR-like system, where league employees in Toronto have access to cameras from every game and can alert the on-ice officials if goals should stand. All goals are automatically reviewed before the ensuing face-off. Coaches also can challenge a goal they think shouldn't count (offside entry, high stick, didn't cross the plane, etc.); if they lose the challenge, their team loses their sole time out of the game.
Great question! If icing was allowed, players would likely ice the puck way more often. This would break the flow of the game and could make it boring to watch.
Forces a team with a lead to keep playing the game properly and not keep resorting to delay tactics. Teams would do this a lot back in the early years of the NHL. You’d really only have to score a couple goals and then do this the rest of the game. I think it came to a head when a team was protesting something that they didn’t agree with, so they scored early in the game and literally kept icing the puck down the rink for the rest of the night, so the rule was implemented in 1937 so it wasn’t so boring and frustrating. Think of it this way; would you want to see or play in a game where all that happens is just one team continuously shooting it the length of the ice for nearly all 60 minutes?
@@nathanviebranz9111 not at all. and thank you so much for this information which is why i asked! I greatly appreciate this. :) im just getting into hockey and have a lot to learn.
thank you for this!! ive always enjoyed hockey (mainly for the fights) but now im dating someone who plays it themselves and i wanna be a good girlfriend who genuinely understands the calls. haha
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Being a sports fan, you must have liked game 6. Congrats Denver. Lightning was a long shot to me. I am a Tampa fan. Denver flew thru the playoffs. Good play, but they had tons of rest time between series. Plus home field advantage was bigger then ever. Denver is 6000 feet above sea level and bodies have to be ready at that thin air. I did a medical mission in Peru and rode horseback to 6-8500 feet and you're dizzy all the time and weak from lack of oxygen. That's why they stank first 2 games. Not taking anything from Denver , three peet is almost impossible. They played very good. Now football time, go BUCS and gronk will come back after the heat cools down. You think he would leave Brady hanging? Plus he wants to and him in HOF together. Neal
This brings me back to childhood when my family moved to Boston from Southern California. I was 11. This was so long ago that hockey was literally unknown in California. There were no Kings. I had to learn the game from the ground up and I had to learn to skate. I still remember my friend Bill drawing a rink in pencil on a cafeteria table so he could explain icing and offside to me.
Haha that’s awesome! He’s a good friend.
@@BenchWormSports Thank you❤👍🏻
What is the penalty for offside?
Offside is the single most important thing to understand about hockey. Have a good understanding of this and you'll understand why players are where they're at at various times during the game. The rest is easy, including icing. This is a great video for a new fan to watch. I think if a couple of my friends watch this, I can explain things easier as the game goes on.
Thanks so much! I hope it helps and that you get more friends into watching hockey!
Thank you for clearly explaining icing and offside. I've been reading things about offside in the web but really can't understand. When understanding things, I can easily pick it up when I learn visually. And through your simple yet smart explanations, I now know what icing and offside means! Thank you! 💯
Thanks for the note - glad I could help! If you ever have any questions about the game, feel free to leave a comment. Always looking for new ideas to make videos about :)
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@@BenchWormSports I still don't understand offside totally. I mean, icing is simple but offside is not. I've seen so many plays where I'm like, "OFFSIDE' cuz some player was deep in the o-zone and clearly offsides according to my, obviously still inccorrect understanding of it. doh!
@@BenchWormSports I still don't get it. Was just watching that epic pass from Draisaitl to Ryan Hopkins from the other day.... Epic pass, but why wasn't that offsides? Both him and the puck were across the blue line when he received the puck. I still don't get it. I dunno. Maybe i'm just stupid. I get icing. That's so simple. But am still confused about this offsides shit. And I used to play soccer and hockey when I was a kid and I still don't frigging get it. Hmmmm. Maybe that's why I didn't go pro. :-)
@@BenchWormSports I've also had people tell me that it's only offsides if theres no defenders in front of you and you receive a puck in the o zone, but if you're not offsides if there's a defender ahead of you...... I'm still confused after all these years.....
Keep in mind that those icing rules are for professional level hockey. At least in Canada, icing is called when the puck is dumped before crossing the centre red line immediately as long as the other team doesn’t touch it before it reaches the goal line. Also, minor hockey doesn’t use the no changing rule. The team who ices the puck will still be able to change.
That is THE best video on this topic. I just watched my first NHL game and I was so confused, but this has made that clear!
I played hockey all through childhood and college and invite friends to watch or attend games. I’m now in my 70s so that’s a lot of hockey and your video is the best ever that I’ve seen at explaining the key rules of the game which are perplexing to novice fans. Viewing your video dramatically changes the fan experience
That made my day! Thank you and happy new year!
For some reason I've always struggled to comprehend icing (I'm new to watching hockey). This helped soooo much and I 100% get it now. Excellent video 👍
That’s awesome! Really glad that you’re able to enjoy watching the game more.
Currently trying to get into hockey! This helped enormously!!
Glad to help! Hope you enjoy the sport!
I’ve watched several of these and this is the BEST description of hockey rules!
Thanks so much Eric! That’s so great to hear!
I really enjoy these videos as they are helpful and educational. I’ve watched hockey before but haven’t really understood the rules and everything. But I’m really wanting to get into it and learn about it and watch it more, so these videos really help!
It was very hard for me to find a video about offsides that was understandable for beginners. This was it. Thanks so much!
this is so great. i'm english and about to go watch a game in Vegas and Nashville in 25... at least I understand something now!
Thanks for this.
I have a friend who is new to hockey, and this will help fill in the gaps where I either left out pr forgot something.
I love this video and the other one covering the basics of hockey! I just started watching hockey last year and the concepts of icing and offside have always confused me.
Thanks for watching our videos! Hope they helped!
you should make more vids, these are really good :)
Thanks so much! I'm working through a couple ideas. Hope to have something in the coming weeks.
@@BenchWormSports Great videos, do more on hockey, baseball, football, soccer and lets say F1 =) and you'll have a great success!
@@vasyavasili4713 Thanks so much! I definitely want to start doing more videos on other sports. Great choices! I've also been thinking about doing some on boxing.
cheers for this video, clearlyyyy taught me what offside and icing is, enjoying finally getting into hockey
I'm new to ice hockey but damm. You're quality is amazing and you deserve a lot more subs
Thanks so much! Welcome to the sport! I've got a few more hockey videos in the works.
THAT is the best explanation I ever heard. I'm a lightning fan and it's been an amazing few years. Neal
I just got into hockey and these things are very confusing! Thanks so much for explaining and the visuals!!
Hope you’re enjoying the sport!
This is by far the best explanation of icing and offside both concepts i have never really understood unitl i watched this now i fully understand it thanks this will help my in my hockey game
That’s awesome to hear! Hope you enjoy watching next season!
@@BenchWormSports Can't wait
2 more points on offside: you aren't offside if you enter the offensive zone ahead of the puck as long as you are in control of the puck, like skating backwards over the blue line with puck control. Also, if you are in the offensive zone ahead of the puck and the defensive team puts the puck into the offensive zone, you're not offside.
Finally I can get what is happening when I play hokey on my sega mega drive!! Thanks! Amazing!
Your videos are so cool. Very easy to understand and very watchable. 😁
You're a GODSEND to new hockey fans
Thanks so much! If you ever have any hockey questions, let me know. Would love to do a video answering common questions from new hockey fans.
Great video! Just watched it to teach my girlfriend about icing while watching game 5 of the Florida panthers series. Keep up the awesome videos!
Thanks so much - and glad it helped! Good luck with the Panthers this round!
Wowwwww.............. I need to come back here to watch this again!!
Thank you for this video. It definitly helped me..🤘
i started playing nhl 22 bc i love hockey and i had no clue why i was offside so much so thank you a lot
You explained it so well
I just started playing, (first game was last sunday) and really needed this, thanks
Awesome to hear and congrats on starting!
For those who look even more into the game, both offsides and icing are handled by the linesman, not the referee. Stoppages of play resulting from offsides or icing or an icing being waved off are all controlled by the two linesman
Hey thanks man just started watching the nhl and I'm a soccer guy. Its really quick and end to end so really needed to understand icing. Thanks this did the deed.👍😊
Welcome to the sport! Glad to help!
@@BenchWormSports Thanks mate. I ain't into American sports. But gotta say hockey is damn straight entertaining. Will be watching it alot more.!!
This is a great and simple explanation, but I’m still totally confused. 😂
You also forgot to say that icing isnt called if you hit goal or if the puck before crossing the line touches the net. Great and simple video tho. 👍
Thanks to your awesome videos and also cartoons all explaining gets really easy. Btw are you a teacher? if not you'd be a heck of a teacher/professor. Thanks again for your videos!
This was such a good explanation. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Really appreciate the video! I was struggling to explain this to my 6yo son and 7yo daughter, who have become hockey crazy 🙂
Glad the video could help them! Feel free to reach out if they have more hockey questions.
@@BenchWormSports Very cool, thank you
this is a great video and best of all its kid friendly
im gonna use this for my kids hockey team to explain to them
great stuff keep it up
how about doing one for penalties
Best explanation. Great video.
Thanks so much!
@BenchWormSports
I play in an over 60 rec league w men up to 85 and we talk about the channels worth watching. Yours is now in the mix.
Greetings from .Michigan.
@@timfronimos459 I’m honoured! Tell the league that Benchworm thanks them for the support!
I finally understand it! Thank you!
I learned so much, thank youuuu
3 notes about offsides. 1: if you have and are in control of the puck, you (not teammates) can go in before the puck. 2: If the defender in the zone gets the puck out but THEY bring it back in, you don't have to tag up. 3: you have to be fully over the line (both skates) before the puck before you are considered offsides.
Thanks - awesome notes!
Love this video. But as a new fan!!!!
What is the difference in a delayed penalty and a stoppage penalty
This was very helpful
Well explained
People say offside in football is hard to understand, but in my opinion it's way more straightforward than offside, icing and hybrid icing in hockey.
This helped me a lot thank you
No problem! Hope it helps you get ready for the upcoming season.
Thank you for the info!
Thanks for watching!
I feel like offsides is the single most difficult thing to understand for a former basketball player. At least it was for me.
Do one for hockey for what side you should be on for left or right wig
Very informative, thank you!
Glad to help out - thanks for watching!
Here because of the John Klingberg offside in the Leafs-Oilers game
I’m watching the NYR and Florida play game 4, it’s tied 2-2 w/ NYR leading the series 2-1. I kinda get it watching the video but then try watching the game and applying what the vid has taught me and nope I still don’t get it watching the game in real time
Thank you so much sir🙏🙏
Great explanation, very easy to understand. One more sub :)
Thanks so much! Let me know if you ever have more hockey questions.
thank you for teaching me
Great stuff 👍🏼
I haven't watched hockey since 2003-04 being a fan of the red wings. That being said, I watched a local semipro team play hockey a lot and if someone were to dump the puck from their zone to opponent zone, if the goalie were to come out and get it in the corner sometimes (pre-trapezoid hash marks), the ref would waive off icing. As opposed to the goalie raising their glove to call icing. Is that still a thing? Was that ever a thing? Idk it's been 20 years 😂
Thank you! When playing on ps5 I kept getting offsides and I didn’t understand why 😂😂😂
Great video, thank you!
Thanks for watching, and let me know if you have any hockey questions!
If you have control of the puck you CAN go ahead of the puck and be onside. Only the other players have to wait until the puck crosses the blue line. Players will skate in backwards sometimes with the puck coming in after them.
You’re right! The first time I saw that on TV it blew my mind.
I should've added.. Good video btw very clear and illustrative for those new to the game
@@hulk3503 thanks so much!
Thank you so much
What do you mean by the puck has to cross the line first like it can’t be touching the stick or? I mean I thought I had an understanding until I played NHL 22 lol where I intercepted a pass and was called offsides
I think what might have happened was, your player was offside and had to tag up, but didn’t. The opposing team was probably trying to exit their zone, and you touched the puck before they were able to exit.
Do you think it is an issue because it just interrupts play too much? Like boxers, holding onto each other for too long and not really boxing?
You neglected to mention that icing is nullified if the opposing team's goaltender touches the puck. If icing wasn't called immediately and this happens, the goaltender has just made the call unnecessary.
Good point Ron - I missed that one!
One small comment: You say that the referee makes the determination as to whether or not the offensive player beats the defensive player to the dots; however, it's actually the linesman. Small distinction, but still something to be aware of :)
Great catch!
Great video.
When the opposing team have the puck and didnt go out of the zone can the other team go into they zone try to chase or try to steal it?
Yup if a team has the puck in their own zone, the opposing team can pressure them in the zone as long as they are onside.
Geez…seems it would be impossible to keep track of as a ref!
Wow! thanks
I never really understood line changes. How do the players know when to go off? Does the coach call them back?
The players get off when they're tired, but in minor hockey if a player has been on for, say, more than a minute and a half (yes, the sport is that demanding) the coach will often tell them to get off and might brench them for a little
In the pros, the coaches will tell the players when to change, usually in 30-second shifts, and the players on the ice need to check for signals from the bench to know to end their shift. Which offensive line and or defensive pairing goes out next depends on the game situation or who the opponent has on the ice (e.g. if the other team has their top scorers out, the coach will put out defensive/shut-down combinations to stop them).
Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the info mate
No problem! Thanks for watching
Wouldn't the hybrid icing rule create the same scenario as crashing into the boards... if the offense gets to hash mark first it's not like they slow down and play stops
Good point! It’s definitely not perfect. That said, it has prevented a lot of injuries if you consider all the plays where icing was called.
I only watched this to see if it was a good tutorial for a friend of mine. He likes hockey but he doesn't really understand what's happening. The only thing you forgot was intentional offsides.
Also, you forgot to mention that if a goalie leaves his crease or makes a gesture like he going to leave his crease that will also nullify an icing call.
Thanks for the notes! Hope the video helped your friend!
@@BenchWormSports yeah it did. I mean 90% of what happens in a game is defined by those 2 rules so.
What app or program do you use for these videos?
Ok so its icing when you slap the ball to the opponents wall across the rink. But its not if one of my players goes chasing for it??
And wouldnt it be a offsides if the puck is over there with one of my teammates and the rest of us are still in our defensive zone ?
That's right! Icing will be waived off if your teammate can get to the puck first (or if the ref thinks your teammate will get to the puck first).
If your teammate is in the offensive zone before the puck gets there, your teammate is offside.
The shorthanded icing neutralization only happens during a penalty kill. If the other team has an empty net so you're 5 on 6, its still icing
Holy shit I understand icing
But why can a fast skater still get to the puck? 4:26
I get it already
hmm now i got it, kub sent me here!
i did!
Do you know anything about rugby? If so you should explain cause I would like to know how it's played
Maybe I’ll do rugby next. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@BenchWormSports your welcome and please do if you can. I'm going to sub to you
wow, this got more complicated, these rules are subtle
That is complex and I cannot understand how you can notice or acknowledge any of these movements at such break speeds.
It really is - and linesmen will miss an offside call every now and then. The NHL has a system for that. If a team scores a goal, and the opposing team believes it resulted from a missed offside, the coach can request a review - this is called a coach's challenge.
The play will then be reviewed. If it turns out that the play was offside, the goal is called back. If the play was indeed onside, the team who called the challenge is assessed a minor penalty.
@@BenchWormSports why is their no system in Hokcey like VAR in football in English premier league, why do they leav to human intuition?
@@finalfrontier001 The NHL does have a VAR-like system, where league employees in Toronto have access to cameras from every game and can alert the on-ice officials if goals should stand. All goals are automatically reviewed before the ensuing face-off. Coaches also can challenge a goal they think shouldn't count (offside entry, high stick, didn't cross the plane, etc.); if they lose the challenge, their team loses their sole time out of the game.
@@Liggie55821 Video replay ruined hockey.
I like how he threw in the one Black player. That's a pretty accurate representation in my opinion lol
4:45 *linesman. The ref has almost no say in icing.
What about basketball
For sure! I'd like to cover more sports at some point.
Explain what icing is “waved off” means.
When icing is waved off, it’s as if nothing happened. There is no whistle, and the play just continues on.
@@BenchWormSports Who waves it off? Who is allowed to wave it off?
I thought I understand offside and icing until I saw this video 😢
Ahh hope this video helped but let us know if you have any questions!
hello-o where are you?
season 2025 started, I need some help!
been watching it for zillion years and i still don’t get icing
Who else is here after Utah got a hockey team?
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Kuvalis Forks
Okay, now I have much more respect for ice hockey referees 😵
But WHY is icing a thing? Like what’s so bad about it.
Great question! If icing was allowed, players would likely ice the puck way more often. This would break the flow of the game and could make it boring to watch.
@@BenchWormSports thank you :)
Forces a team with a lead to keep playing the game properly and not keep resorting to delay tactics. Teams would do this a lot back in the early years of the NHL. You’d really only have to score a couple goals and then do this the rest of the game. I think it came to a head when a team was protesting something that they didn’t agree with, so they scored early in the game and literally kept icing the puck down the rink for the rest of the night, so the rule was implemented in 1937 so it wasn’t so boring and frustrating. Think of it this way; would you want to see or play in a game where all that happens is just one team continuously shooting it the length of the ice for nearly all 60 minutes?
@@nathanviebranz9111 not at all. and thank you so much for this information which is why i asked! I greatly appreciate this. :) im just getting into hockey and have a lot to learn.
Half of these rules exist because the rink is too small for modern equipment and athletes
thank you for this!! ive always enjoyed hockey (mainly for the fights) but now im dating someone who plays it themselves and i wanna be a good girlfriend who genuinely understands the calls. haha