A goal in ice hockey provides a team with one point. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A goal is scored when a puck completely crosses the goal line within the goal frame
The object of the game of hockey is to score more goals than the opposing team. A puck is a disk used in various types of games serving the same functions as a ball in ball games Goaltenders and defencemen are concerned primarily with keeping the other team from scoring a goal, while forwards are primarily concerned with scoring goals on the other team. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. Defence ( defense in the USA in Ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring. A Forward is a hockey player position on the Ice whose responsibility is primarily offensive. Forwards, of course, have to be defensively responsible and defencemen also need to press offensively.
For a goal to be scored, the puck must entirely cross the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar of the goal frame. A goal does not count if it is sent into the goal from a stick raised above the height of the crossbar. A hockey stick is a piece of equipment used in Field hockey, Ice hockey, or Roller hockey to move the ball or puck A goal also does not count if it is kicked or thrown into the goal. A goal that is accidentally redirected off a player does count, but if it enters the net directly after touching an official, it does not count. In Ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game If the goalie is impeded from preventing the goal by an attacking player, the goal does not count. A goal can also be disallowed if the scoring team had too many men on ice at the time of the goal or if it was scored with a broken stick.
In many leagues, a goal does not count if a player from the attacking team has a skate or stick in the goal crease before the puck. The NHL abolished this rule after the disputed triple-overtime goal in the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars scored the series-clinching goal against the Buffalo Sabres. Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. On video replay, it was clear that Hull's skate was in the crease prior to the puck. But the NHL correctly allowed the goal because as Hull scored on his own rebound, he maintained possession and control of the puck throughout; thus as the rule was written and interpreted at the time, he was allowed to be in the crease.
The goal judge is an official positioned off ice behind each goal for the specific purpose of indicating when the puck has crossed the goal line and entered the goal. In Ice hockey, an official is a person who has some responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game For arenas so equipped, the goal judge turns on a red light behind the goal when he sees the puck cross the goal line. As in all matters, however, the referee retains final authority and can override the opinion of the goal judge.
If a hockey player is last to touch the puck before it enters his own team's net — which in football (soccer) is called an own goal — credit for the goal goes to the last player on the scoring team to have touched the puck. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered An own goal occurs in Association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team
The number of goals scored is a closely watched statistic. Each year the Rocket Richard Trophy is presented to the NHL player to have scored the most goals. The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League The trophy is named after Maurice Richard, the first player to score 50 goals in a season, at a time when the NHL regular season was only 50 games (compared to 82 today). The Hon Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard PC OC OQ ( August 4, 1921 &ndash May 27 The player to have scored the most goals in an NHL season is Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Gretzky is also the fastest to 50 goals; during his record-setting 1981–82 season, in which he finished with 92 goals, he scored his 50th goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 39th game of the season. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The overall amount of goal scoring is also closely watched. In recent years, goal scoring has decreased. Many believe the game is less entertaining because of this, and blame the change on the increasing size of goaltending equipment and the advent of defensive systems such as the neutral zone trap. This article is about the goaltender in Ice hockey. For the similar position in other sports see Goalkeeper. The neutral zone trap is a defensive Ice hockey strategy used by a team to prevent an opposing team from proceeding through the neutral zone (the area between both blue Fans of defensive hockey counter by saying the high scoring of the 1980s was an anomaly, and this shift represents a return to the norm. For the 2004-05 American Hockey League season, four major rule changes were made that were intended to increase the scoring in games and make it more popular among casual fans -- (1) increasing the size of the attack zones by narrowing the neutral zone two feet each side and thus moving the goal line back two feet, (2) restrictions on the goaltender playing the puck, (3) permitting offside players to negate the penalty by "tagging up" with the blue line, and (4) changing the offside rule by permitting passes which cross the center line and one blue line (but not between both blue lines in certain restrictions). American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The AHL rules were slightly modified and adopted in the NHL and ECHL for 2005-06, when the NHL returned after the lockout.
There are a number of different types of goals for which separate statistics are kept, but all count equally:
- An even strength goal is a goal scored when both teams have the same number of players on the ice
- A power play goal is a goal scored by a team on a power play, that is, with a numerical advantage in players due to a penalty being served by one or more of the other team's players
- A shorthanded goal is a goal scored by a team that is on the penalty kill, that is, at a numerical disadvantage due to a penalty being served by one or more of its players
- An empty net goal is a goal scored when there is no goalie guarding the net because he has been pulled for an extra attacker
- A penalty shot goal is a goal scored on a penalty shot, that is, a one-on-one confrontation between a single offensive player and the goaltender as a result of a penalty
- An overtime goal is a goal scored in sudden-death overtime
- A go-ahead goal is the goal that puts one team ahead of another after the game has been tied
- A game-tying goal is a goal that causes the game to be tied, scored by a team that is down one goal (prior to the 1984-85 season, the NHL credited game-tying goals to the final scorers for both teams in tie games). Shorthanded is a term used in Ice hockey and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play as a result of a penalty. An extra attacker in Ice hockey is a forward or less commonly a defenceman who has been substituted in place of the Goaltender. In Ice hockey, a penalty shot is a type of penalty awarded when a team loses a clear scoring opportunity on a breakaway because of a foul committed by an Overtime, in Ice hockey, is a method of determining the winner and loser of ice hockey matches should a game be tied after regulation
- A game-winning goal (GWG) is the (n + 1)th goal scored by a team that defeats a team which scores n goals; e. g. if team A beats team B 2-1, the scorer of team A's second goal is credited with the GWG, if team A beats team B 4-2, the scorer of team A's third goal is credited with the game-winner.
Other phrases include a garbage goal, for a goal scored more as the result of luck or opportunism than skill, and a breakaway goal for a goal scored when a player has gotten behind the defenders to face the goaltender alone. Garbage goal is a colloquial term used in Ice hockey to refer to a goal that takes little talent to score A breakaway is a situation in Ice hockey in which a player with the puck has no defending players except for the Goaltender, between himself and the opposing
A quinella occurs when a player scores an even strength goal, a power play goal, a shorthanded goal, a penalty shot goal, and an empty net goal. Mario Lemieux scored the only quinella in NHL history against the New Jersey Devils on December 31, 1988. Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey.
Related terms
The two teammates of the scorer who last touched the puck before him, provided that no opponent touched it in between, are each credited with an assist. In Ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to the two previous players of the scoring team who touched or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate meaning that they Assists and goals count equally to comprise a player's statistical scoring total.
When a player scores three goals in a game it is known as a hat trick. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts If he scores his goals consecutively, it becomes known as a natural hat trick. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts
Any puck heading towards the net is counted as a shot. A shot in Ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with their stick in the direction of the net When the goalie prevents the shot from entering the net, he is credited with a save.
In every NHL arena, an air horn, train horn, boat horn, or siren blares after home team scores. This has been a trend since the 1990's.
See also
External links
- NHL Rulebook, Rule #57 - Goals and Assists
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