Watch the video about ice hockey and supply the following information: How many players are there on the rink during the game and what is their setup? 6 players: 3 forwards: the left winger, the right winger, the centre 2 defencemen/defenders 1 goaltender/goalie How long does the game take and how is it divided? 60 min, 2 periods, 20 min each. What is the total number of players in the team? 20 players: 12 forwards, 6 defencemen, 2 goaltenders How many officials are there in the game? 4 : 2 referees, 2 linesmen Describe the ice rink and its size: Am: 200x85 feet 3 rinks can fit into a football/soccer field, Almost 4 basketball courts can fit on the rink Lines: centre line 2 blue lines divide the rink into 3 zones: neutral zone, 2 end zones Goal line at each end 9 face off spots/dots: 1 at center 2 at each end zone 4 in the neutral zone Goalie ´s crease How does the game start? Beginning of the 1^st period teams line up for the face off at centre, referee drops the puck Offsides and hybrid icing 1) What are the lines on the ice rink used for? Linesmen use them to monitor 2 common infractions: offsides, icing 2) Why was the rule of offside introduced? To prevent “cherry picking” –čekání na přihrávku, easy scoring cherry picker – hráč, který se nevrací a nepomáhá obraně. Hail Marry pass – dlouhá přihrávka Players would just plant themselves deep in the attacking zone and wait for a pass. 3) When can the attacking players enter the offensive zone? Once the puck has entered first 4) What happens when the offside occurs? Players are stopped by the linesmen blowing the whistle, and the face off takes place just outside the offensive zone. 5) Why was the rule of icing introduced? To prevent easy defending, to stop players from dumping the puck from neutral zone over and over again. 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. 6) What is classified as automatic or no touch icing? The player shoots the puck from behind their side of the red line, it passes the opponent´s goal line 7) Where does the face off take place in case of the no touch icing? In the defensive zone of the offending team that shot (it down?) the ice 8) What is classified as touch icing? When the player of the defending team touches the puck. If the attacking player (player of the team that iced the puck) touches the puck first, no icing. 9) Why was hybrid icing recently introduced? To minimize the possibility of injuries, this lead to head to head chases for the puck. 10) What is classified as hybrid icing? Linesman analyses the situation himself and considers which of the chasing players touches the face off dot near the net first. When he thinks the attacking team touches the puck first, play continues, the chase goes on. If the linesman thinks the offending team gets to the puck first, icing is called. Penalties 1) What happens when a player does something against the rules? Referee indicates it with his arm and the play is stopped as soon as the offending player´s team touches the puck. That player then heads to the penalty box for a set amount of time. 2) How long do players spend on a penalty box? 2min for a minor penalty, 5min for a major penalty 3) What is called the situation of the team that has fewer players on ice? Shorthanded, penalty killing 4) What is called the situation of the team that has more players on the ice? Powerplay 5) How many players may be sent to a penalty box form one team? 2 6) What are the most common penalties? Tripping, hooking, slashing, boarding, high sticking, cross checking, delay of game, fighting. 7) What happens when a player is injured so that he is bleeding?¨ It´s called a double minor, that ´s 4 min in the box