The Ultimate Hockey Rules & Terms Trivia

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1. In hockey, what penalty is called for checking an opponent violently into the boards?
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2. In hockey, what color light is illuminated behind the goal area when a goal is scored?
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3. In which category was Trevor Kidd sixth in the NHL for the 1997-98 season?
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4. Why would a hockey official raise his arm but not blow his whistle?
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5. What is the result of a hockey player intentionally kicking a puck into the goal?
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6. What name was the NHL's Western Conference known by before its name was changed?
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7. What term refers to an attacker skating in alone on a hockey goalie, having passed defenders?
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8. In a hockey game, the penalty timekeeper mistakenly frees a player early and his team scores; what happens?
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9. How close must a hockey goalie be to the players' bench before he can be substituted for?
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10. What term refers to a hockey player crossing into the attacking zone before the puck does?
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11. How many players per hockey team are designated to shoot at the start of a shootout?
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12. What does the letter A on a hockey player's jersey designate?
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13. In hockey, which of these terms refers to acting as if a foul against a player was worse than reality?
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14. What penalty is given to a hockey team which commits two face-off violations on the same face-off?
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15. What is the maximum number of assists allowed for a single hockey goal?
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16. What is the defined hockey penalty for diving or embellishment?
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17. A player of what age on September 15th of a season is too old to be considered a rookie?
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18. How is a misconduct penalty signaled by a hockey official?
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19. What hockey penalty is assessed if a player makes an obscene gesture?
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20. Before the 2005 CBA, how many rounds was the NHL Entry Draft?
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21. What term is used for a hockey player seemingly out of the action but waiting for a drop pass?
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22. What hockey term refers to passing the puck without looking?
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23. In the NHL, what is the maximum players' share of league revenues per the 2005 CBA?
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24. Whose responsibility is it to monitor hockey players leaving benches during an altercation?
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25. What fine is assessed against a hockey team which inaccurately challenges a stick's size?
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26. What occurs when a hockey puck comes to rest on top of the boards?
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27. What fine is levied against a hockey team whose players fight before or after a game?
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28. What penalty is called when a player jabs an opponent with the shaft of his hockey stick?
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29. By what name was the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division previously known?
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30. If a hockey player leaves the penalty bench to challenge a ruling, what suspension occurs?
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In hockey, what penalty is called for checking an opponent violently...
In hockey, what color light is illuminated behind the goal area when a...
In which category was Trevor Kidd sixth in the NHL for the 1997-98...
Why would a hockey official raise his arm but not blow his whistle?
What is the result of a hockey player intentionally kicking a puck...
What name was the NHL's Western Conference known by before its name...
What term refers to an attacker skating in alone on a hockey goalie,...
In a hockey game, the penalty timekeeper mistakenly frees a player...
How close must a hockey goalie be to the players' bench before he can...
What term refers to a hockey player crossing into the attacking zone...
How many players per hockey team are designated to shoot at the start...
What does the letter A on a hockey player's jersey designate?
In hockey, which of these terms refers to acting as if a foul against...
What penalty is given to a hockey team which commits two face-off...
What is the maximum number of assists allowed for a single hockey...
What is the defined hockey penalty for diving or embellishment?
A player of what age on September 15th of a season is too old to be...
How is a misconduct penalty signaled by a hockey official?
What hockey penalty is assessed if a player makes an obscene gesture?
Before the 2005 CBA, how many rounds was the NHL Entry Draft?
What term is used for a hockey player seemingly out of the action but...
What hockey term refers to passing the puck without looking?
In the NHL, what is the maximum players' share of league revenues per...
Whose responsibility is it to monitor hockey players leaving benches...
What fine is assessed against a hockey team which inaccurately...
What occurs when a hockey puck comes to rest on top of the boards?
What fine is levied against a hockey team whose players fight before...
What penalty is called when a player jabs an opponent with the shaft...
By what name was the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division previously...
If a hockey player leaves the penalty bench to challenge a ruling,...
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