Basics

Puck

Goal

Skater

Goalie

Cheevers

Check

Slap shot

Slap shot

Wrist shot

Rink

Positions

Positions

• Forward: 1 center, 2 wings
• 2 Defensemen
• Goalie
  • Can be pulled for an extra attacker

Goal

• Put the biscuit in the basket
• Assists
  • Up to 2 player can be awarded an assist
  • Passed the puck the goal scorer
• Hat Trick - 3 goals in a single game

Goal

Faceoff

Icing

Offsides

What makes a game

• Regulation: Three 20 minute period
  • Intermission between
• Overtime
  • Regular season: 5 minutes of 4-on-4 sudden death than shoot out
  • Playoffs: 20 minute periods until one team scores

Sudden Death

Shootout/Penalty Shot

Penalties

Delayed Penalty

• Team A commits a penalty
• Ref sees it, raises arm indicating delayed penalty
• Play continues until Team A gets possesion
  • Team B can pull their goalie for an extra attacker

What are you talking about, Ref?!

• Puts your team down short handed (SH)
• Types
  • 2 minute minor
  • 4 minute minor (double minor)
  • 5 minute major
  • 10 minute misconduct
  • Game misconduct

Stacking penalties

• Offsetting penalties
  • Both teams commit a penalty at the same time
  • Results in 5 on 5 or 4 on 4
• 5 on 3
  • One team commits 2 penalties
  • Can't be more short handed than this

Tripping

Dive

Holding

High Stick

Interference

Slashing

Charging

Roughing

Other penalties

• Bench minor/misconduct
• Hitting from behind
• Boarding
• Too many men
• Delay of game
• Holding the stick

I was at a fight and a hockey game broke out

Why fighting?

• Self policing
• Rally your team

2015 Playoffs

Playoffs

• Considered the "Most grueling playoff is sports"
• 4 best of seven rounds
• Top 3 teams in each division, plus 2 wildcards

Lord Stanley's cup

Stanley Cup

• The same cup is awarded to the winning team each year
• Each player on the championship team gets one day with it
• Each player's name is engraved on the cup

Stanley's keeper

Notable cup history

• Babies baptized and pooped in it
• Players normally drink out of it
• Ended up on the side of the highway, bottom of pools

Other NHL Trophies

• Conn Smythe - Playoff MVP
• Hart - Regular season MVP
• Art Ross - Most goals and assists
• Vezina - Top goaltender
• Norris - Best defenseman
• Calder - Rookie of the year

Legends

#4 Bobby Orr

Orr

• Changed defense
• Only Defensemen to lead the league in goals
• First player with 100 assists in a season

Wayne Gretzky

Questions?