The 2 Main Rules

During a game of hockey there are 2 main rules that affect gameplay. They are the Offside rule and the Icing rule.

Offside:

When any member of the attacking team precedes the puck carrier over the defending team’s blue line.

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Icing:

When a player shoots the puck across the red center line and past the opposing red goal line. Icing is not called if the player’s team is killing a penalty or an onsides attacker or defending goaltender touches the puck first.

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