Anyone who plays hockey, the rules are well known.However, few people know that the first hockey professional team was formed in thousand nine hundred and fourth year.It was the Canadian team, so the birthplace of the sport is accepted, of course, considered Canada.Hockey, whose rules were immediately established very quickly became very popular.Already in the nineteen hundred and twentieth year, he was included in the Olympic Games.Established rules in hockey is still used around the world.Sure, occasionally some changes, but they gave the game an even greater agility, acuity and entertainment.
As before, the game consists of three periods.Pure time each of them is determined twenty minutes.A break between periods of fifteen minutes.Each period is accompanied by a change in goal for each team.After the face-off the puck starts the countdown of the game, and with the referee's whistle to stop it, these are the rules of the game of hockey.The judge makes the throw the puck between the sticks of both players stand facing each other.
Each team of players ranging from twenty to twenty-five people.At the same time on the ice should be six players per team: goalkeeper and five field.However, the scheduled extra time on the field are the four players instead of five.During a hockey game rules allow a player to replace not only in the pauses, but also directly in the process.
In this sport, and allowed power struggle.But there are certain rules which, unfortunately, are not always respected.It is forbidden to delay the opponent's hand or a stick, elbow, and attack a player who does not possess the puck.It is strictly prohibited steps.Some players are deliberately breaking the rules on provoking a reaction from the opponent.Others rely on the fact that their violation would remain undetected by the judge.
As for the power struggle, the sooner it is allowed only in the area of defense, and since nineteen seventy, power moves have been resolved over the field.
way, and the puck was introduced to the game in a different way.The judge just put it on the ice field, and thus spread his arms stick rivals.Then he quickly rebounded after the whistle aside.And only after a while began to throw the puck.
Hockey, whose rules must be adhered to, has a system of penalties.The offending player usually punishable by a two-minute penalty.In the case of injury to the opponent this time is increased to five minutes.The penalty on the player serving the penalty box.There is a so-called disciplinary removal, in which the player is sent off for ten minutes, or until the end of the game.Remote player is replaced in this case is different.Also, the punishment may be followed by the whole team, for example, for the violation of strength.In this case, the penalty can serve any player of the team.
If a player came with the goalkeeper one on one against him committed the foul, the referee has the full right to appoint a free-kick, called the shootout.
It may be a situation where a player came out with an empty net one on one against him violated the rules.In such a case, the judge included a goal even if the puck and went in the gate.Main
the game can end in a draw.Then it may be extra time.If the result is again a tie, the outcome of the struggle is solved by a shootout - free throws.The winning team is superior to the opponent on the number of goals.
Currently active development of acquired and women's hockey, the rules which are no different from men's, and their entertainment he will not concede.Female hockey is also included in the Olympic Games.
