What is 'Ice-ing'?
don mo
Can someone explain to me what 'ice-ing' is? And I don't
understand why ice-ing would get the whistle from the referee?
Thank you.
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Paul Pradip Banik
don mo wrote:
Here's a definition:
Intentionally shooting the puck from behind the center red line over
your opponent's goal line.
Rule 61. Icing the Puck
a. For the purpose of this rule, the center red line will divide
the ice into halves. Should any
player of a team, equal or superior in numerical strength to the
opposing team, shoot, bat or
deflect the puck from his own half of the ice beyond the goal line
of the opposing team, play
shall be stopped and the puck faced-off at the end face-off spot of
the offending team, unless
on the play, the puck shall have entered the net of the opposing
team, in which case the goal
shall be allowed.
For the purpose of this rule, the point of last contact with the
puck by the team in possession
shall be used to determine whether icing has occurred or not.
(NOTES)
1. If during the period of a delayed whistle due to a foul by
a player of the side NOT in
possession, the side inpossession ices the puck, then the
face-off following the
stoppage of play shall take place in the neutral zone near the
defending blue line of
the team icing the puck.
2. When a team is short-handed as the result of a penalty and
the penalty is about to
expire, the decision as to whether there has been an "icing"
shall be determined at
the instant the penalty expires. The action of the penalized
player remaining in the
penalty box will not alter the ruling.
3. For the purpose of interpretation of the rule, icing the
puck is completed the
instant the puck is touched first by a defending player (other
than the goalkeeper)
after it has crossed the goal line and if in the action of so
touching the puck, it is
knocked or deflected into the net, it is NO goal.
4. When the puck is shot and rebounds from the body or stick
of an opponent in his
own half of the ice so as to cross the goal line of the player
shooting, it shall not be
considered as icing.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the section concerning
batting the puck in
respect to the icing the puck rule, the provisions of the
final paragraph of Rule 57(e)
apply and NO goal can be scored by batting the puck with the
hand into the
opponent's goal whether intended or not.
6. If while the Linesman has signalled a slow whistle for a
clean interception under
Rule 71(c), the player intercepting shoots or bats the puck
beyond the opponent's
goal line in such a manner as to constitute icing the puck,
the Linesman slow
whistle shall be considered exhausted the instant the puck
crosses the blue line and
icing shall be called in the usual manner.
b. If a player of the side shooting the puck down the ice who is
on-side and eligible to play the
puck does so before it is touched by an opposing player, the play
shall continue and it shall
not be considered a violation of this rule.
c. If the puck was so shot by a player of a side below the
numerical strength of the opposing
team, play shall continue and the face-off shall not take place.
(NOTE)
If the team returns to full strength following a shot by one
of its players, play shall
continue and the face-off shall not take place.
d. If, however, the puck shall go beyond the goal line in the
opposite half of the ice directly
from either of the players while facing-off, it shall not be
considered a violation of this rule.
e. If, in the opinion of the Linesman, a player of the opposing
team except the goalkeeper is
able to play the puck before it passes his goal line, but has not
done so, the face-off shall not
be allowed and play shall continue. If, in the opinion of the
Referee, the defending side
intentionally abstains from playing the puck promptly when they are
in a position to do so,
he shall stop the play and order the resulting face-off on the
adjacent corner face-off spot
nearest the goal of the team at fault.
(NOTE)
The purpose of this section is to enforce continuous action
and both Referee and
Linesmen should interpret and apply the rule to produce this
result.
f. If the puck touches any part of a player of the opposing side,
including his skates or his
stick, or if it passes through any part of the goal crease before
it reaches the opposing
team's goal line, or if it touches any part of the opposing team's
goalkeeper, including his
skates or his stick, at any time before or after crossing the goal
line, it shall not be
considered.
(NOTE)
If a goalkeeper takes any action to dislodge the puck from the
back of the net, icing
shall be washed out.
g. If a goalkeeper has been removed from the playing surface for an
extra player (teams at
equal or superior in numerical strength), the icing rule shall be
in effect if the puck passes
through or touches any part of the goal crease before it crosses
the goal line.
h. If the Linesman shall have erred in calling an icing the puck
infraction (regardless of
whether either team is short-handed), the puck shall be faced-off
on the center ice face-off
spot.
The preceding information can be found at the following URL:
http://www.afn.org/~afn56636/rules/offsigs/icing.htm
Jason Bauman
On Mon, 15 Dec 1997, Paul Pradip Banik wrote:
> don mo wrote:
>
> > Can someone explain to me what 'ice-ing' is? And I don't
> > understand why ice-ing would get the whistle from the referee?
> > Thank you.
> >
> > --
> > Please remember,
> > Happiness = Earn 10 dollars a year as income, and spend up to $9.99.
>
> Here's a definition:
> Intentionally shooting the puck from behind the center red line over
> your opponent's goal line.
Doesn't have to be intentional. Errant passes often end up as icing
calls.
J
CyberWoof
don mo wrote:
> Can someone explain to me what 'ice-ing' is? And I don't
> understand why ice-ing would get the whistle from the referee?
> Thank you.
Icing is shooting the puck from behind the red line to past the opposing goal
line. Icing is called so that half the universe doesn't crash into the back
boards when they go chasing the errant puck.
A team will often intentionally ice the puck for a number of reasons: someone's
in the penalty box and they need to prevent a goal any way they can, they get
tired and they want to change lines, or the goalie is getting worn out from two
or three solid minutes of scrapping in front of the net and wants a break.
Sometimes the puck will zip within an opponent's reach. Then the refs will not
call icing: the player had a chance to stop the puck but didn't take it. (This
is important for a goalie to learn. Don't ask me how I know.)
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Arthur Tse
It is when you send the puck from your half of the ice over the opposing
goal line without entering the crease and anyone on the opposing team
other than their goalie touches the puck first.
Obviously, it is a violation of the rules, then of course the ref blows
his whistle.
Hope that helps
don mo wrote:
>
> Can someone explain to me what 'ice-ing' is? And I don't
> understand why ice-ing would get the whistle from the referee?
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Please remember,
> Happiness = Earn 10 dollars a year as income, and spend up to $9.99.
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Andrew Chalupka
>Can someone explain to me what 'ice-ing' is? And I don't
>understand why ice-ing would get the whistle from the referee?
>Thank you.
As most people have already said, icing occurs when a player shoots/passes
the puck from behind the centre line such that it crosses the opponents
goal line (but doesn't go in the net).
Anyways, the *reason* why the ref blows a whistle on the play should be
obvious. This is to prevent teams (particularily unskilled teams) from
simply blasting the puck into the opponents end from past half. They are
forced to pass and carry the puck into the opponent's zone, which makes
the game more entertaining and also puts more emphasis on a team's skills.
...Andrew
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David Mushanga
HOW COME nobody mentioned the fact that it's not icing if the team that
shoots the puck down the ice is short handed? Also, the ref cannot call
an icing call on a face off win. Say Yashin and Yzerman are facing off
together, in Yashin's team's zone, and instead of pulling the puck, he
pushes it all the way down the ice, it's not icing. Don't start crapping
on me now fellas, because I've seen him do it a dozen times.
DAVE.
David Mushanga
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Email address: dmus...@chat.carleton.ca
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Sgvette
>HOW COME nobody mentioned the fact that it's not icing if the team that
>shoots the puck down the ice is short handed? Also, the ref cannot call
>an icing call on a face off win. Say Yashin and Yzerman are facing off
>together, in Yashin's team's zone, and instead of pulling the puck, he
>pushes it all the way down the ice, it's not icing. Don't start crapping
>on me now fellas, because I've seen him do it a dozen times.
>DAVE.
>
Missed a little bit, Dave. You are right on the face-off. But, icing is not
always nullified during a short-handed situation; the icing team has to be
below the player strength of the other team: i.e., if each team is a man down
(4 on 4), the icing is still whistled.
Also, if the the puck passes through the goal crease, with the goalie in the
crease, icing is nullified...I'm not sure if someone mentioned that earlier.
SG