What are the new diagonal red lines behind the goal in hockey?
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The goalie is allowed to touch the puck inside this trapazoid. This is an attempt by the NHL to reduce the number of times the goalie plays the puck behind the net, thus giving the opposition more of a chance to get it if they dump it in. There are a few goalies who were like a third defenseman and always got to the puck and cleared it, thus creating less scoring chances. Good rule, I think.
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Group A: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. \n\nGroup B: Sweden, Slovakia, USA, Russia, Latvia and Kazakhstan. \n\nRules:\n\nIn the Olympics, tied playoff games are followed by ten minutes of sudden death overtime. If the game remains tied, it is decided by a shootout. An Olympic hockey shootout uses five shooters from each team.\n\nThe international ice is 210 feet long and 98 feet wide. Goal lines are 13 feet from the end boards. \n\nGoaltenders can play the puck anywhere behind the net. \n\nInternational hockey uses "no touch" icing. Sponsored Links\nThe play is whistled down as soon as the puck crosses the goal line. \n\nWhen a penalty shot is called during Olympic hockey, any player on the shooting team may be selected to take it. \n\nPlayers fighting in Olympic hockey receive a match penalty and are ejected form the game. \n\nMost of the rest of the rules are similar to the NHL.\n\nFormat:\n\nRound robin play within each group.\n\nThen the following playoff schedule:\n\nWednesday, Feb. 22 \nQuarterfinal (A1-B4)\nQuarterfinal (A2-B3)\nQuarterfinal (B1-A4)\nQuarterfinal (B2-A3)\n\nFriday, Feb. 24 \nSemifinal(winner A1-B4 vs. winner B2-A3) \nSemifinal(winner B1-A4 vs. winner A2-B3)\n\nSaturday, Feb. 25 \nBronze Medal Game\n\nSunday, Feb. 26 \nGold Medal Game
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GT = game tying goal\nGW = game winning goal\nSHA = short handed assist\nSHG = short handed goal\nPPG = power play goal\nPPA = power play assist\nSOG = shots on goal
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I think the maple laffs colours are white and black just like their last stanley cup picture.  lol
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http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000421996.html
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Goals\n\nGoals must be placed on the centre of each goal line. They consist of two upright posts equidistant from the corner fl agposts and joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar.\n\nThe distance between the posts is 7.32 m (8 yds) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44 m (8 ft). Both goalposts and the crossbar have the same width and depth, which do not exceed 12 cm (5 ins).\n\nThe goal lines are the same width as that of the goalposts and the crossbar. Nets may be attached to the goals and the ground behind the goal, provided that they are properly supported and do not interfere with the goalkeeper.\n\nThe goalposts and crossbars must be white.\n\nSafety\n\nGoals must be anchored securely to the ground. Portable goals may only be used if they satisfy this requirement.
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=8955&hubname=
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I like the shootout, and the new rules in general, but they didn't go far enough.  If they really wanted to put some teeth in it, they should...\n\n1. Get rid of that extraneous 5-minute 4 on 4 sudden death OT.  With the shootout looming, it seems like those who like the shootouts agonize through that 5-minute period hoping it will still end in a tie.\n\n2.  Then, while you're at it, eliminate that wimpy "each team gets a point" for regulation-time ties.  It should be like baseball...no ties.  You win or you lose.  1 point or none.  Deal with it.  At least then, the 5-minute OT means something.
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I ref both hockey and soccer, so I have a little better understanding.  Soccer score lines often match hockey score lines.  3-1, 4-2, 1-0, etc...  Both are low scoring games, but for different reasons.  In soccer, it is very rare for a striker to get within 15 feet of the goal.  It is also rare to get a shot off, let alone through to the keeper or goal.  But to put it into better perspective, here some numbers.  Puck width: 3", ball width: 27.5".  Hockey goal: 72"x50", soccer goal: 288"x96".  This gets a bit confusing, so bare with me...\n\nHockey - 72*50=3600/3=1200\n\nSoccer - 288*96=27648/27.5=1005\n\nEven though a soccer goal is bigger, the ratio of puck/ball size to goal area is greater for hockey.  If a hockey goal was made to the same size as a soccer goal (as well as the puck), the puck would still be smaller than a soccer ball.  Not to mention the the use of pads, blocker, and glove.\n\nSo I guess your question should be "what's so great about scoring a goal in hockey?" since, statically, it is more difficult to score in soccer.\n\nBesides, when was the last time you've seen a girl take her shirt off after scoring a goal in hockey...?
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Hugh Adami, The Ottawa Citizen\nPublished: Sunday, October 08, 2006\nThe big hint could be Martin Biron's new goalie mask.\n\nIt's as white as freshly fallen snow and isn't painted with the team colours and logos you see on those of other NHL goalies.
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goals scored by your team while you are on the ice is +1.  a goal scored against your team while you are on the ice is -1.  added up, that is your plus/minus ratio.  its a measure of the players presence on the ice.
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Seriously ... Those marks represent SAVES baby.As a hockey player I love nothing more to see the golie at the oppisite end with clean pads.
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check the hockey database
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Butterfly goalie pads are rounded on the inside bottom of the leg pad rather than be square.  This allows the goaltender to have a wider stance in preparation to drop to the ice without having a square pad interferring with mobility.
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Kuteyk has it right.\n\nIn Hockey if the player is past the blue line without the puck then passed to him he is OFFsides. But if he passes the blue line WITH the puck he is ON sides.\n\nIn Soccer, if the player is between the last defender and the the Goalie without the ball he is OFFsides, but if the player is  lined up next to the defender then the ball is passed to him he is ONsides.
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Good luck, I doubt you will get anything back.  There was a bad call in Edmonton the other night that really changed the game.  Bad calls are a part of the game.
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Devils vs. Red Wings\n\nWinner: DEVILS!\non the shoulders of Martin Brodeur who will goaltend circles around Manny Legace