Tag: Hockey

In ice hockey games, the plus-minus (+/-) statistic evaluates how many goals vs. how many goals are given up by a player […]

Hockey is a game of fast and continuous action while the play clock runs down in the background. Like football’s halftime break […]

In ice hockey, PIM stands for Penalty Infraction Minutes. This statistic tracks how many penalty minutes each player (or team) accrues throughout […]

An icing penalty prevents players from dumping the puck into the offensive zone, past the goal line in ice hockey. This rule […]

In ice hockey, a power-play happens after a player on the other team commits a penalty that causes them to serve time […]

A natural hat trick occurs when an ice hockey player scores three consecutive goals in a single game. A natural hat trick […]

Some might argue that watching the NHL referees whip around on the ice, dodge stray pucks, and break up fights between players is clear […]

Ice Hockey is an extremely rough sport and one of the few that promotes fighting outside the standard gameplay. NHL players in […]