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Hi Hockey Dude it all depends on if we can get some ice time, keep watch on this site or the Z League site.

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Hi Guys, is there going to be an in-house league for the winter?

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The season starts on the 27th March 2010. See you on the ice.

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Ice Hockey Rules at a Glance

Ice Hockey Rules at a Glance

A standard Olympic ice rink measures 30 metres by 60 meters.

The Playing Surface

The ice sheet is commonly known as the rink.
The rink is divided into zones by a red line at centre ice and two bluelines.
A standard North American rink measures 200 feet by 85 feet.
Europeanice surfaces are slightly larger. 30 metres by 60 meters.
The ice is enclosed by boards and Plexiglas Netting is used in Australia.

Rink "Zones"

The ice surface is divided into three zones.
The area where the goal net is located is the "defending zone"for the team defending that net.
The middle of the rink, between the two blue lines, is the "neutral zone."
The area where the opposing net is located is the "attacking zone" or "offensive zone."

The Puck

The puck is made of black, vulcanized rubber.
A standard puck measures one inch thick and three inches in diameter, and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces.
The puck can be moved with the hockey stick or the feet, but picking it up with the hands is illegal.

The Hockey Stick

A stick held by each player and used to retrieve, control, carry, pass and shoot the puck.
Goals are scored by using the stick to shoot the puck into the opponent's net.
A shot that inadvertently deflects into the net off another player's body is allowed to stand as a goal.

The Net

A cage measuring four feet tall and six feet wide, strung with nylon mesh in the back.
There are two nets at opposite ends of the ice, guarded by the goaltenders.

Object of the Game

The object ofthe game is to score more goals than the opposition.

The Teams

Each team has six players on the ice, one goaltender and five "skaters".
The five players have assigned positions: three forwards and two defensemen.
Regardless of assigned positions, all players except the goaltender can go anywhere on the ice.
The goaltender cannot cross the centre ice red line that divides the rink in half.

Substitutions

Substitutions are unlimited and can be made at any time.
A substitution does not require an official's permission, or a stoppage in play.
A player can join the game "on the fly" during the flow of play - as long as the departing player is within five feet of the bench and not involved in the play or with an opponent.

The Faceoff

The game begins when the referee drops the puck between two opposing forwards.
During the faceoff all other players are positioned on the defensive side of the puck.
The faceoff is used to resume play following any stoppage in the game.
There are nine designated faceoff spots painted on the ice.

Body Checking

A player can use a shoulder, hip or torso to hit or impede an opponent, but only when the opponent is in possession of the puck.
A body check that targets the head is illegal.
A body check to an opponent's back is illegal if the opponent is facing the boards.

Note that the difference between a legal check and a penalty is open to interpretation, and remains a source of dispute among fans, players, and everyone else involved in the game.

Minor Penalties

A player charged with a minor penalty is sent off the ice for two minutes, with no substitution allowed.
The penalty ends immediately if a goal is scored by the opposing team.

Minor penalties are called for obstructing an opponent. Infractions include:

Tripping(with the stick or knee)
Holding(with stick or hands)
Hooking(with stick)
Interference(ch ecking or impeding a player without the puck)

Penalties are called for dangerous use of the stick, including:

Slashing
Spearing
High- sticking(hittin g an opponent in the head or face)
Cross- checking(hittin g an opponent with the shaft of the stick)

Penalties are called for dangerous physical fouls, including:

Elbowing
Checking from behind
Kneeing
Roughing (broadly defined; usually involves a wrestling or shoving match)

Major Penalties

A player charged with a major penalty is sent of the ice for five minutes.
The most common major penalty is fighting. If both fighters receive five-minute penalties, substitutions can be made.
At the referee's discretion, an infraction commonly deemed a minor penalty can be increased to a major. This usually occurs if anopponent has been seriously injured, or if the referee believes there was a deliberate attempt to injure.
A player charged with a major penalty involving serious injury or attempt to injure is ejected from the game.

Team and Player Positions

Each hockey team may have a maximum of 6 players on the ice at one time. The first 6 players to begin the game for a team are called the starting line-up. Each player has a certain job to do, and plays a certain position. The 6 positions generally played are goalkeeper (or goalie), left defenseman, right defenseman, centre, left wing and right wing. The goalie stays near his team's goal; of the 5 players that skate around the rink (called skaters), the left and right defensemen comprise the team's defensive line, and the centre, left and right wing together make up the forward line.

Offsides and Icings

Offsides
The purpose of the offside rule is to prevent an attacking player from waiting in front of the opponent's goal for a long pass from a team mate, giving him an easier chance to score. To prevent this, the rule requires that the attacking players must all follow the puck into the attacking zone they may not go in ahead of the puck. (Exception: a player in control of the puck who enters the zone ahead of it.) An attacking player is considered offside if both his skates go over the Blue Line into the attacking zone before the puck does. (See Figure below) If only one skate is over the blue line, with the player straddling the line, he is onside and there is no infraction. That is why you may sometimes see players skating strangely near the blue line. A face-off is held outside the attacking zone near the spot where the offside violation occurred.

Icing
The icing infraction occurs when the team in possession of the puck shoots toward the goal from behind the red centre line, the puck goes into the end of the rink across the red goal line (but not into the goal). (See below) A face-off is then held in the penalized team's defending zone It is not icing if the puck happens to go into the goal. Icing is never called against a team that is playing shorthanded or if the puck is touched by the goalie or any other defender before it crosses the goal line. Additionally, an official who determines that a defender could have easily touched the puck before it crossed the goal line will not call icing. Icing sometimes may be a good strategy for a team's players. It may provide them with a break in the action, allowing for rest and substitutes, or may give them a chance to plan or change tactics, especially when the opponents are in a good position to score.