QUESTIONS.
1. A goal is scored when a vulcanised rubber disk 1 in (2.5 cm) thick x 3 in (7.6
cm) in diameter, is driven into the opponent’s goal.What is the ‘disk’ called?
2. How long is the shaft of a hockey stick?
3. What are the measurements of the blade of a hockey stick?
4. What is the ruling if a player makes or takes a pass that traverses both a red and
a blue line?
5. What is the ruling if a player arrives in the attacking zone before the puck?
6. What is it called when a puck is shot from behind the centre line to behind the
opponent’s goal line?
7. What is the principal means of defence known as?
8. If the score is a draw at the end of three periods in an NHL game, how many
extra minutes are allowed?
9. For a minor infraction of the rules, an offending player can be sent to the
penalty box for two minutes. How long for a major infraction?
10. Is a goaltender ever sent off for an infraction?
11. How many points is a victory worth in the standings, in organised ice hockey?
12. And how many points is a draw worth?
13. The scorer of a goal is awarded an individual point for the statistics.Two other
points may be awarded for the same goal.What term is applied to these other
points?
14. There are three types of shot commonly used in ice hockey – the wrist shot,
the backhander and ….. what is the third?
15. Which hockey institution was established in Toronto, Ontario in 1961
ANSWERS.
1.A ‘puck’. 2. Maximum of 60 in (142 cm). 3. Maximum 12.6 in (32 cm) long x
maximum 3 in (7.6 cm) wide. 4.‘Offside’. 5.‘Offside’. 6.‘Icing’. 7.‘Checking’. 8. Five.
9. Five. 10. No. Penalties incurred by a goalie are served by a team-mate. 11.Two. 12.
One 13.An ‘Assist’. 14.The ‘Slap shot’. 15.The ‘Hockey Hall of Fame’.
1. A goal is scored when a vulcanised rubber disk 1 in (2.5 cm) thick x 3 in (7.6
cm) in diameter, is driven into the opponent’s goal.What is the ‘disk’ called?
2. How long is the shaft of a hockey stick?
3. What are the measurements of the blade of a hockey stick?
4. What is the ruling if a player makes or takes a pass that traverses both a red and
a blue line?
5. What is the ruling if a player arrives in the attacking zone before the puck?
6. What is it called when a puck is shot from behind the centre line to behind the
opponent’s goal line?
7. What is the principal means of defence known as?
8. If the score is a draw at the end of three periods in an NHL game, how many
extra minutes are allowed?
9. For a minor infraction of the rules, an offending player can be sent to the
penalty box for two minutes. How long for a major infraction?
10. Is a goaltender ever sent off for an infraction?
11. How many points is a victory worth in the standings, in organised ice hockey?
12. And how many points is a draw worth?
13. The scorer of a goal is awarded an individual point for the statistics.Two other
points may be awarded for the same goal.What term is applied to these other
points?
14. There are three types of shot commonly used in ice hockey – the wrist shot,
the backhander and ….. what is the third?
15. Which hockey institution was established in Toronto, Ontario in 1961
ANSWERS.
1.A ‘puck’. 2. Maximum of 60 in (142 cm). 3. Maximum 12.6 in (32 cm) long x
maximum 3 in (7.6 cm) wide. 4.‘Offside’. 5.‘Offside’. 6.‘Icing’. 7.‘Checking’. 8. Five.
9. Five. 10. No. Penalties incurred by a goalie are served by a team-mate. 11.Two. 12.
One 13.An ‘Assist’. 14.The ‘Slap shot’. 15.The ‘Hockey Hall of Fame’.
