Hockey Rules and Penalties (with 100% Errorless Solutions)

Offsides correct answers When an attacking player crosses the blue line before the puck Icing correct answers Icing occurs when a player shoots the puck across both the center line and the opposing team's goal line without the puck going through the goal crease. Abuse of Officials correct answers Arguing with, insulting, using obscene gestures or language directed at or in reference to, or deliberately making violent contact with any on or off-ice official. This generally is issued in addition to other penalties or as a bench penalty against a coach or off-ice player, and is grounds for ejection under a game misconduct or match penalty in most leagues including the NHL. Agressor Penalty correct answers Assessed to a player who engages in a fight with an unwilling combatant. This is independent of the instigator penalty, and both are usually not assessed to the same player at one time (in that case the player's penalty for fighting is usually escalated to deliberate injury of opponents, which carries a match penalty). Attempt to Injure correct answers Deliberately trying to harm an opponent (successfully or not). This type of infraction carries an automatic match penalty. Biting correct answers Carries a major penalty (5:00). Boarding correct answers Pushing an opponent violently into the boards while the player is facing the boards Butt ending or stabbing correct answers Jabbing an opponent with the end of the shaft of the stick. It carries an automatic major penalty and game misconduct. Broken stick correct answers Engaging in play while holding a broken stick. Charging correct answers Taking more than three strides or jumping before hitting an opponent. Checking from behind correct answers Hitting an opponent from behind is a penalty. It carries an automatic minor penalty and misconduct, or a major penalty and game misconduct if it results in injury. See checking. This is generally allowed in the NHL unless it's covered by another penalty such as boarding or illegal check to the head. Clipping correct answers Delivering a check below the knees of an opponent. If injury results, a major penalty and a game misconduct will result. Cross Checking correct answers Hitting an opponent with the stick when it is held with two hands and no part of the stick is on the ice. Delay Of Game correct answers Stalling the game (for example, shooting the puck out of play from the defensive zone, holding the puck in the hand, refusing to send players out for a faceoff,