Icing and offside Icing is ____ infraction in ____ sport of ice hockey. It occurs when _____ player shoots ____ puck across both ____ centre red line and ____ opposing team's goal line, and ____ puck remains untouched. However, it is not icing if ____ puck is shot from behind ____ halfway line into ____ goal, or when ____ shot must be played by ____ opposing team's goaltender to keep it out of ____ net. In ____ former case with ____ shot puck crossing ____ goal line completely, ____ goal is counted. ____ major exception is when _____ team is shorthanded. ____ team trying to kill ____ penalty may legally "ice the puck". ____ team on ____ power play, however, must still follow ____ icing rules. When icing occurs, ____ linesman stops play. Play is resumed with ____ faceoff in ____ defending zone of ____ team that committed ____ infraction. In ice hockey, ____ play is offside ____ if ____ player on ____ attacking team enters ____ offensive zone before ____ puck, unless ____ puck is sent or carried there by ____ defending player. When ____ offside violation occurs, ____ linesman will stop play. ____ faceoff is then held at ____ neutral ice spot closest to the infraction to restart play. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(ice_hockey) Icing is an infraction in the sport of ice hockey. It occurs when a player shoots the puck across both the centrered line and the opposing team's goal line, and the puck remains untouched. However, it is not icing if the puck is shot from behind the halfway line into the goal, or when the shot must be played by the opposing team's goaltender to keep it out of the net. In the former case with a shot puck crossing the goal line completely, the goal is counted.^[1]^[2] A major exception is when a team is shorthanded. A team trying to kill a penalty may legally "ice the puck". A team on a power play, however, must still follow the icing rules. When icing occurs, a linesman stops play. Play is resumed with a faceoff in the defending zone of the team that committed the infraction. In ice hockey, a play is offside if a player on the attacking team enters the offensive zone before thepuck, unless the puck is sent or carried there by a defending player. When an offside violation occurs, a linesman will stop play. A faceoff is then held at a neutral ice spot closest to the infraction to restart play.