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Questions about the sport of ice hockey.
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Can you kick a stick in NHL?
If a player drops his stick and a player of the opposing team kicks it away from him as he tries to reach for it, will the opposing player get penalized? A common situation would be when the goalie lo …
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Can a penalty be declined in the NHL?
The Edmonton Oilers scored 2 short-handed goals on San Jose Sharks during the 2nd game of the first round 16-17 playoffs. Even though a team on a powerplay has one more skater than the other team, if …
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What is the difference between illegal substitution and too many men on ice in the NHL?
During the Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers game on April 16 2017, the referees called an illegal substitution on the Rangers, but strangely not too many men on ice. This happened during the sec …
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Why do ice hockey players tape their sticks?
I'm assuming it gives the players better puck handling abilities, but how? Wouldn't tape overlaps effect the handling? Also why don't the manufacturers add similar material to the blade of sticks?
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NHL goalies with back to back 50 save regular season games
Henrik Lundqvist of New York Rangers made back to back 50 saves in wins against the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames in the 2017-18 season of the NHL.
50 save games are impressive feats for goali …
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Why do centres take face offs in hockey?
I almost always see the centres take the face offs in the NHL. Is this part of the rulebook?
If not, why isn't more common to see other players take face offs. I can understand why defensemen don't t …
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Biggest opening game wins by Stanley Cup defending Champions
The Washington Capitals dominantly beat the Boston Bruins 7 to 0 on their opening game of 2018 season. The Capitals won the Stanley Cup the previous season for the first time in their team history.
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LA Kings' "That 70's line"
I was watching the Kings vs Canucks last night and the commentators kept referring to Jeff Carter's line as the "70's line". What is the reason behind this?
Also how long has it been called that? I n …
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Game misconduct at the end of the NHL match
At the end of the Winnipeg Jets vs the Edmonton Oilers match on March 20th 2021, the Jets captain Nikolaj Elers threw the puck in frustration and got a game misconduct penalty.
Since the game was over …
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Why did the NHL move to the current playoff format?
16 teams make it to the playoffs each season, 8 from each conference.
Until a few years ago, within a conference the number 1 seed would face the number 8, number 2 would face number 7, 6 vs 3, and 4 …
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Why does NHL award assists to 2 players?
In most team sports, only 1 player is awarded an assist for a score. However in hockey up to two players are awarded with an assist per goal. What is the reasoning behind this?
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What proportion of NHL hat tricks are natural?
In sports such as football and hockey, a hat trick is an event where a player scores 3 goals in a game.
In the NHL, a hat trick is said to be a natural hat trick, when a player scores 3 goals in a r …
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Do Stanley Cup Champions get a replica of the cup?
In most sports the champions of a cup get to keep it. For example NFL champions keep the Lombardi Trophy. However, the Stanley Cup is unique and NHL champions don't get to keep it forever. But do they …
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Rate of NHL playoffs going to the overtime
It feels like over the last few years and specially this season (16-17) more games are going to overtime. So I'm wondering what has been the trend of Stanley Cup playoffs games that go to overtime in …
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How far out of the net can a goalie freeze the puck in the NHL?
Hockey goalies wear glove on one hand to catch the puck. I've seen the goalies freeze the puck by putting their glove on the puck when it's on ice feet outside of the crease.
What are the goalie lim …
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