by Daz » Nov 30, '15, 8:37 pm
Hockey is a wonderful sport. Hockey during the playoffs is easily the most excited I get for any sport. Especially for series like the Ducks and Blackhawks last season.
The rules are pretty simple. Offsides (the player in possession of the puck has to cross into the opposition's zone ahead of his team mates, or he's offside) and icing (which is basically when the puck is played across the centre line and the other team's goal line) are pretty much all you need to understand to follow what's going on in my opinion.
The rest of the rules are pretty much little things you're not necessarily gonna notice. Plus the NHL has a tendency to tweak them all the fucking time. There's a lot of different penalties and whatnot, like slashing, hooking, tripping etc. which are all pretty much how they sound. I think the hardest thing for most people I've tried to introduce hockey too, is keeping track of the puck when it often moves at such high speeds.
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