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Hockey Organizations The Origins of Hockey The Object of Ice Hockey The Hockey Rink Uniforms & Equipment How the Game is Played The Team & Player Positions Team & Individual Scoring The Officials Penalties Things to Look for During Play / Strategy NHL Teams, Divisions and Conferences NHL Season, Playoffs and The Stanley Cup Individual Statistics Deciphering Hockey Statistics In The Newspaper NHL Individual Records The NHL Draft NHL All-Star Game and All-Star Teams The Hockey Hall of Fame NHL Hockey Trophies Hockey Personalities: Past and Present Glossary of Hockey Terms Index Officials’ Hand Signals |
Introduction: Hockey Organizations
Includes the following sections:
- Professional Major League: National Hockey League (NHL)
- Professional Minor Leagues
- American Hockey League (AHL)
- East Coast Hockey League (ECHL)
- Central Hockey League (CHL)
- United Hockey League (UHL)
- West Coast Hockey League (WCHL)
- Canadian Hockey League
- Roller Hockey Leagues
Chapter 1: The Origins of Hockey
How the game was invented and its evolution to the modern game of Hockey is described.
Excerpt:
“No one is quite sure where hockey began. Several countries claim they invented the sport — the Irish game of hurley bears a close resemblance, while the French . . . “
Chapter 2: The Object of Ice Hockey
The object of the game of Ice Hockey is briefly explained.
Excerpt:
“The simplest explaination of ice hockey is to say it is a fast-paced game played on a frozen ice surface by two teams of 6 players each. These players wear skates and carry . . . “
Chapter 3: The Hockey Rink
The Ice Hockey Rink is explained along with some diagrams and descriptions of the following:
- Blue Lines
- Red Center Line
- Goal Lines
- Goal Cage
- Neutral Zone
- Attacking Zone
- Defending Zone
- Face-Off Circles
- Face-Off Spots
- Goal Creases
- Penalty Boxes
Chapter 4: Uniforms and Equipment
Includes the following sections:
- Sticks
- Puck
- Skates and Boots
- Non-Goalie Equipment & Uniforms
- Goalie Uniforms
- Head Gear
- Zamboni
- Equipment Violations
Chapter 5: How the Game is Played
Includes the following sections:
- Length of the Game
- Overtime
- Time-Outs
- Attacking: Trying to Score Goals
- Shooting
- Slap Shot
- Wrist Shot
- Backhand Shot
- Flip Shot
- Passing
- Flat Pass
- Flip Pass
- Drop Pass
- Shooting
- Defense: Stopping the Team with the Puck from Scoring
- Checking
- Blocking
- Choosing Sides for the Game
- Starting Play / Face-Offs (See Excerpt)
- Stopping Play
- A Game of Constant Motion
- End of Game Sportsmanship
Chapter 6: The Team & Player Positions
Includes explanations and descriptions on the following:
- The Hockey Team
- Shorthanded / Power Plays
- Substitutions
- The Forward Line
- Center
- Left and Right Wing
- Defensemen
- Goalkeeper
- Penalty Killers
- Enforcers
Chapter 7: Team & Individual Scoring
This section describes goals, assists and individual players’ points.
Chapter 8: The Officials
Includes the following sections:
- Referees
- Linesmen
- Goal Judges
- Game Timekeeper
- Penalty Timekeeper
- Official Scorer
- Statistician
- Video Goal Judge
Chapter 9: Penalties
This section contains the definitions and descriptions of the following:
- Team Penalties
- Offsides (See Excerpt)
- Two Line Pass (See Excerpt)
- Icing (See Excerpt)
- Other Team Penalties
- Individual Penalties
- The Power Play vs. Playing Shorthanded
- Minor Penalties
- Major Penalties
- Bench Minor Penalties
- Match Penalties
- Misconduct Penalties
- Penalty Shot
- Goalie Penalties
- Coincidental Penalties
- Delayed Whistle
- Common Individual Penalties
- Boarding
- Butt-Ending
- Charging
- Clipping
- Cross-Checking
- Delay of Game
- Elbowing
- Falling on the Puck
- Fighting
- High-Sticking
- Holding
- Hooking
- Interference
- Kneeing
- Roughing
- Slashing
- Spearing
- Too Many Men on the Ice
- Tripping
Chapter 10: Things to Look for During Play / Strategy
Includes the following sections:
- Watching the Puck
- Match-Ups
- Attack Patterns
- Attack Strategies
- Dumping the Puck into the Zone (See Excerpt)
- Deking
- Shoulder Deke
- Head Deke
- Stick Deke
- Where to Shoot the Puck in the Net
- Screening the Goalie
- Deflections
- Defense Strategy
- Playing the Man/Checking
- Goalie Strategy: Cutting Down the Angle (See Excerpt)
- Power Plays
- Power Play Set Up
- Shorthanded Strategy
- Pulling the Goalie
Chapter 11: NHL Teams, Divisions and Conferences
Lists the various teams, divisions and conferences in the NHL along with other useful information.
Also includes the following sections:
- League History
- Recent Expansion
Chapter 12: NHL Season, Playoffs and The Stanley Cup
Includes the following sections:
- Regular Season
- Playoffs
- History of The Stanley Cup
- Listing of the Past Stanley Cup Finals
Chapter 13: Individual Statistics
Explains definitions and meanings of various individual hockey statistics.
Includes the following sections:
- Games Played (GP)
- Goals (G)
- Assists (A)
- Points (Pts)
- Plus / Minus (+/-)
- Penalty Minutes (PIM)
- Power Play Goals (PP)
- Shorthanded Goals (SH)
- Game-Winning Goals (GW)
- Game-Tying Goals (GT)
- Shots On Goal (SOG)
- Shooting Percentage (% or PCT)
- Goals-Against (GA)
- Goals-Against Average (Avg)
- Saves (SV)
- Shots Against (SA)
- Save Percentage (S% or SPCT)
- Shutouts (SO)
Chapter 14: Deciphering Hockey Statistics in the Newspaper
Shows an example of team standings and game summary/boxscore from a newspaper and explains the various sections and information contained within.
Chapter 15: NHL Individual Records
Gives listings of the various NHL Individual Records including:
- Career Leaders
- All-Time Career Goal-Scoring Leaders
- All-Time Career Assist Leaders
- All-Time Career Point Leaders
- Single-Season Records
- Individual Regular-Season Goal Leaders
- Individual Regular-Season Assist Leaders
- Individual Regular-Season Point Leaders
- Playoff Records
- All-Time Playoff Goal Leaders
- All-Time Playoff Assist Leaders
- All-Time Playoff Point Leaders
- Goaltending Statistics
- All-Time Shutout Leaders
- Single Season Regular-Season Shutout Leaders
- All-Time Win Leaders
- Single-Season Goals-Against Average Leaders since 1935
Chapter 16: The NHL Draft
Explains how the NHL draft works along with how the order of the draft is decided and how expansion draft is regulated.
Chapter 17: NHL All-Star Game and All-Star Teams
Includes the following sections:
- All-Star Game
- All-Star Teams
Chapter 18: The Hockey Hall of Fame
Contains a brief explanation of the Pro Hockey Hall of Fame
Chapter 19: NHL Hockey Trophies
Includes the following sections:
- Hart Memorial Trophy
- Art Ross Trophy
- Maurice “Rocket” Richard Award
- James Norris Memorial Trophy
- Vezina Trophy
- Calder Memorial Trophy
- Conn Smythe Trophy
- Lady Byng Trophy
- Bill Masterton Trophy
- King Clancy Memorial Trophy
- William M. Jennings Award
- Frank J. Selke Award
- Lester B Pearson Award
- Plus/Minus Award
- Jack Adams Award
- Lester Patrick Trophy
- President’s Trophy
- Prince of Wales Trophy
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
Chapter 20: Hockey Personalities: Past and Present
Short biographies of Hockey’s current stars and some of the most famous players and coaches of the past including:
- Tony Amonte
- Ed Belfour
- Jean Beliveau
- Gary Bettman
- Rob Blake
- Mike Bossy
- Ray Bourque
- Scotty Bowman
- Martin Brodeur
- Pavel Bure
- Paul Coffey
- Marcel Dionne
- Ken Dryden
- Phil Esposito
- Tony Esposito
- Peter Forsberg
- Mike Gartner
- Wayne Gretzky
- Glenn Hall
- Doug Harvey
- Dominik Hasek
- Gordie Howe
- Bobby Hull
- Brett Hull
- Jaromir Jagr
- Jari Kurri
- Guy Lafleur
- John LeClair
- Mario Lemieux
- Nicklas Lidstrom
- Mark Messier
- Stan Mikita
- Bobby Orr
- Jacques Plante
- Denis Potvin
- Presidents
- Maurice (“Rocket”) Richard
- Patrick Roy
- Joe Sakic
- Terry Sawchuk
- Teemu Selanne
- Eddie Shore
- Mats Sundin
- Georges Vezina
- Steve Yzerman
Appendix 1: Glossary of Hockey Terms
Comprehensive listing of Hockey terms. A very handy reference.
Check out our Glossary Web Page to view this reference On-Line.
Appendix 2: Index
Index of terms and phrases in book.
Appendix 3: Official’s Hand Signals
Check out our Officials’ Hand Signals Web Page.
This useful reference includes hand signal diagrams along with definition and descriptions.
Includes diagrams of the following ice hockey hand signals:
- Boarding
- Charging
- Cross-Checking
- Delayed Whistle or Calling of Penalty
- Elbowing
- High-Sticking
- Holding
- Hooking
- Icing
- Interference
- Kneeing
- Misconduct
- Offsides
- Roughing, Fighting
- Slashing
- Slow Whistle
- Spearing
- Tripping
- Wash-Out (Referee)
- Wash-Out (Linesman)
- Unsportsmanlike Conduct