The Ultimate Hockey Rules & Terms Trivia

1. In hockey, what penalty is called for checking an opponent violently into the boards?

High Sticking

Charging

Boarding

Slashing

2. In hockey, what color light is illuminated behind the goal area when a goal is scored?

Red

Yellow

White

Green

3. In which category was Trevor Kidd sixth in the NHL for the 1997-98 season?

Saves

Goals Against Average

Shutouts

Assists

4. Why would a hockey official raise his arm but not blow his whistle?

To Designate Timeout

To Ask For Assistance

To Signal A Delayed Penalty

To Indicate A Goal Scored

5. What is the result of a hockey player intentionally kicking a puck into the goal?

Minor Penalty

Misconduct Penalty

Player Removed From Game

No Goal

6. What name was the NHL's Western Conference known by before its name was changed?

Campbell Conference

Stanley Conference

Pacific Conference

Byng Conference

7. What term refers to an attacker skating in alone on a hockey goalie, having passed defenders?

Breakaway

Odd-Man Rush

Slapshot

Solo Shot

8. What term refers to a hockey player crossing into the attacking zone before the puck does?

Delay Of Game

Encroachment

Offside

Spearing

9. How many players per hockey team are designated to shoot at the start of a shootout?

One

Four

Six

Three

10. What does the letter A on a hockey player's jersey designate?

Alternate Captain

All-Star

Assistant Coach

Aggressor

11. In hockey, which of these terms refers to acting as if a foul against a player was worse than reality?

Crying Wolf

Slamming

Diving

Aggrandizement

12. What penalty is given to a hockey team which commits two face-off violations on the same face-off?

Major Penalty

Misconduct Penalty

Double-Minor Penalty

Bench Minor Penalty

13. In a hockey game, the penalty timekeeper mistakenly frees a player early and his team scores; what happens?

Play Continues As Normal

Goal Is Disallowed, Penalty Ends

Goal Is Disallowed, Penalty Resumes

Goal Is Allowed, Penalty Resumes

14. How close must a hockey goalie be to the players' bench before he can be substituted for?

One Foot

10 Feet

Five Feet

20 Feet

15. What is the maximum number of assists allowed for a single hockey goal?

One

No Limit

Two

Three

16. What is the defined hockey penalty for diving or embellishment?

Major Penalty

Misconduct Penalty

Double Minor Penalty

Minor Penalty

17. A player of what age on September 15th of a season is too old to be considered a rookie?

31

26

23

28

18. How is a misconduct penalty signaled by a hockey official?

Hand On Forehead

Both Arms Extended At Sides

Pointing Both Fingers At Offender

Hands On Hips

19. What hockey penalty is assessed if a player makes an obscene gesture?

Major Penalty

Game Misconduct Penalty

Misconduct Penalty

Minor Penalty

20. What term is used for a hockey player seemingly out of the action but waiting for a drop pass?

Lagger

Sleeper

Trailer

Rear Guard

21. What occurs when a hockey puck comes to rest on top of the boards?

Players May Knock It Down

Referee Knocks It Down

Face Off In Current Zone

Face Off At Center Ice

22. Before the 2005 CBA, how many rounds was the NHL Entry Draft?

Nine

12

Seven

Eight

23. What hockey term refers to passing the puck without looking?

No-Look Pass

Rookie Pass

Blind Pass

Pass In The Dark

24. What penalty is called when a player jabs an opponent with the shaft of his hockey stick?

Butt-Ending

Spearing

Cross Checking

Slashing

25. In the NHL, what is the maximum players' share of league revenues per the 2005 CBA?

45%

57%

54%

60%

26. Whose responsibility is it to monitor hockey players leaving benches during an altercation?

Referees

Game Timekeeper

Penalty Timekeeper

Official Scorer

27. What fine is assessed against a hockey team which inaccurately challenges a stick's size?

100

0

200

1000

28. What fine is levied against a hockey team whose players fight before or after a game?

25000

100

15000

5000

29. By what name was the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division previously known?

Star Division

Smythe Division

Patrick Division

Coastal Division

30. If a hockey player leaves the penalty bench to challenge a ruling, what suspension occurs?

Remainder Of Game Plus One Game

Remainder Of Game Plus Ten Games

Remainder Of Game Plus Three Games

Remainder Of Game

The Ultimate Hockey Rules & Terms Trivia

1. In hockey, what penalty is called for checking an opponent violently into the boards?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. In hockey, what color light is illuminated behind the goal area when a goal is scored?

3. In which category was Trevor Kidd sixth in the NHL for the 1997-98 season?

4. Why would a hockey official raise his arm but not blow his whistle?

5. What is the result of a hockey player intentionally kicking a puck into the goal?

6. What name was the NHL's Western Conference known by before its name was changed?

7. What term refers to an attacker skating in alone on a hockey goalie, having passed defenders?

8. What term refers to a hockey player crossing into the attacking zone before the puck does?

9. How many players per hockey team are designated to shoot at the start of a shootout?

10. What does the letter A on a hockey player's jersey designate?

11. In hockey, which of these terms refers to acting as if a foul against a player was worse than reality?

12. What penalty is given to a hockey team which commits two face-off violations on the same face-off?

13. In a hockey game, the penalty timekeeper mistakenly frees a player early and his team scores; what happens?

14. How close must a hockey goalie be to the players' bench before he can be substituted for?

15. What is the maximum number of assists allowed for a single hockey goal?

16. What is the defined hockey penalty for diving or embellishment?

17. A player of what age on September 15th of a season is too old to be considered a rookie?

18. How is a misconduct penalty signaled by a hockey official?

19. What hockey penalty is assessed if a player makes an obscene gesture?

20. What term is used for a hockey player seemingly out of the action but waiting for a drop pass?

21. What occurs when a hockey puck comes to rest on top of the boards?

22. Before the 2005 CBA, how many rounds was the NHL Entry Draft?

23. What hockey term refers to passing the puck without looking?

24. What penalty is called when a player jabs an opponent with the shaft of his hockey stick?

25. In the NHL, what is the maximum players' share of league revenues per the 2005 CBA?

26. Whose responsibility is it to monitor hockey players leaving benches during an altercation?

27. What fine is assessed against a hockey team which inaccurately challenges a stick's size?

28. What fine is levied against a hockey team whose players fight before or after a game?

29. By what name was the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division previously known?

30. If a hockey player leaves the penalty bench to challenge a ruling, what suspension occurs?