How Offside, Icing and Zones work in hockey | NHL 101

[@kjbren236]

I used to think icing was when they sprayed each other with ice using their skates. Super helpful video!!

[@makize8428]

Thank you for the explanation, this helps a lot, especially for new fans of nhl hockey, I started watching nhl regularly a couple of months ago. I am from Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina and hockey is not very popular here so your channel helps me a lot.🇧🇦💙

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to hear it! Welcome to the sport!

[@makize8428]

@@CheapSeatsSports Thx man I love it its cool,dinamic and intesive sport we Europeans love football and basketball, and I started to get a little bored so I gave myself a chance to try to watch the NHL in addition to the NBA, I liked it much more than the NFL, sorry NFL fans. The only difficulty is that the games are very late in European time, always at 2-3 after midnight 😅

[@CheapSeatsSports]

@@makize8428 that's awesome! I'm a big fan of F1 too which is usually 4am -6am on the west coast of the US, which is rough.

[@makize8428]

@@CheapSeatsSports Yes, so we have a similar "problem" 😁 Thank you for the answer, it's great to correspond with you, I'm just watching your other videos 👍 they are great.

[@durban55]

As someone who is just getting into hockey, I find this series so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to hear it and happy to help! Working on more, they are just taking longer than expected to get out.

[@leahhona4940]

I thought I knew what icing was until I saw this video. Thank you for such a clear explanation! I can’t wait to start watching more of your content.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to help

[@ronaldkrause8577]

Thanks! Until I saw this I couldn’t ever find anyone who could explain hockey to me. Until YOU!!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Absolutely! Happy to help, and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

[@billan07]

I would like to see a video on the basics of the game, such as how a face off works, what are skaters not allowed to do (e.g. can they go in the crease), what is a goalie allowed to do that skaters are not, when and where face offs occur, etc.

[@orianaciao5095]

Yes please!!

[@josephramone5805]

Nice video!! I've been a hockey fan for over 50 years, and I enjoy seeing how many newcomers are benefiting from these excellent vids!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Thanks! That's the goal. Hockey is such a great game and not only is it a pleasure to introduce it to new people, but the more people that enjoy it the better it is for the sport.

[@MrRyanchester]

Just moved to Tampa a week ago and I’m watching my first ever hockey games this week. It’s so much more fun to watch than the nba (I’m a hoops guy) and when they said “they iced it” I assumed someone had sealed the game winner lol.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

It's an incredibly fun game to watch. It struggles with accessibility and is poorly self-advertised which is frustrating but what can ya do? Yeah icing is a uniquely hockey thing and I can see how that could be confused. None the less welcome!

[@15packman]

Great job! Finally , looked all over for this basic info……everyone else speaks as if the house is on fire!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to help!

[@alanurbanski7697]

Love this. Came back to the game after a long time and learning about current rules is fantastic. Thing is--and you're a great presenter--I'd love to see you slow down your pace a little. This stuff is so complex I wish there was a speed button I could ratchet down. Happy to watch for 15 minutes instead of 10 that I have to watch again. Great information!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I think there actually is one, if you click on settings on the video there is an option for "play speed" which you can use to speed up or slow down a video. Audio might sound a little different but should be fine.

[@angiadcock8196]

This is the best explanation of these rules I have found. Thank you.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to help!

[@Social_Dude]

First season diving into the NHL and happy I found your series. You did an excellent job presenting the information. Thank you for the work put into these videos.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to help!

[@Owen_88]

I’ve not long begun watching the NHL (I’m from the UK) & your videos have been very helpful, thank you, subbed!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to hear it, and welcome! I'll have more 101 videos coming out in the off-season if not maybe sooner.

[@glawrence]

Thank you for the easy to follow explanation. I always thought I could pick it up from just watching games, but there were too many inconsistencies to really understand it.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Watching definitely helps but it's such a fast moving game it can be hard to figure it out from scratch.

[@hotstove6539]

Thank you for straight forward helpful information.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Happy to help!

[@acdii]

AHA now that explains why the ref calls in icing is right away or delayed. Very helpful.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@uratasan]

New into hockey, thanks for the info!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Happy to help! If you have questions feel free to ask!

[@ManojManickam]

Is icing called only when the defensive players clear the puck from the defensive zone to the opposition icing zone or even when the defensive player clears the puck from the neutral zone to the opposition icing zone?

[@7vanzzy7]

Please clarify, debating this with friends. When tagging up do you have to come completely out of the zone or can you just tagged up with one skate on touching the blue?

[@Matthew6418]

I know it was a while ago but I was glad when they got rid of the 2 line pass rule in the early 2000s. Don't remember the exact year.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I think it was a lockout change but I could be wrong. I looked it up to make this video but I've forgotten since.

[@dolphi_ns]

When the opposing team have the puck and didnt go out of the zone can the other team go into they zone try to chase or try to steal it?

[@CheapSeatsSports]

As long as the puck didn't leave the zone or enter after a player in the offensive end then yes. A player on offense could still go after the puck if they are offside but if they do get to it or steal it as soon as they touch it the play will be stopped for offside.

[@bweatherman1952]

Thanks!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad it helped! And thank you for the support! It is very much appreciated

[@kokoboarder]

This was very good! Thanks!

[@prongATO]

If you're still uploading, could you cover the third goal for the Bruins against the Avs on 1-18-24? The player was fully in the zone before the puck and was NOT in possession of the puck while doing so. I believe this to be textbook offsides but I'm biased.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I haven't seen it but usually those get challenged pretty quickly if there is a clear offside. That said no one man could keep up with making videos about every missed call, NHL officiating is not amazing. Scoring plays they do usually do well with unless goaltender interference is involved.

[@prongATO]

@@CheapSeatsSports Thanks for the super quick response! They challenged it an it was ruled a good goal. The Boston player was completely in the zone before the puck but I guess they can be completely offside if they have "control" of the puck. I've seen so many plays this season where the person is backing into the zone and it's called offside because he was fully in the zone before the puck but I guess those were all blown calls.

[@robertnordtvedt88]

When did a two line pass become a pass over both blue lines? I seem to remember a two line pass was once a pass across one blue line and the red center line. Am I hallucinating?

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Sorry, I'm not sure I know what you are referring to. For offsides only the blue line into the offensive zone matters. For icing the puck must cross (untouched by another player) both the center line and opposite goal line (both are red lines). Was one of those what you were asking about?

[@robertnordtvedt88]

If there is not a two line pass rule anymore then perhaps it was a stop Gretzky rule, since abolished. I'm just coming back to hockey after 20 years absence and may be hallucinating anyway. Besides I was still learning even then. The Kraken are enough to resurrect an ignoramus like me.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

If there is such a rule it is at least not common enough for me to be remembering it at the moment (which is possible). Gretzky definitely did cause a few rule changes so that's possible haha.

[@gregorypotter859]

@@robertnordtvedt88 The two-line pass rule was removed in 2005. Here's an article on it: www.hockeymonkey.com/learn/2-line-pass

[@siebejanssens8239]

Thans you for this video !

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Absolutely!

[@petercastellano4111]

super helpful, thanks

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to help!

[@davidsabillon5182]

Thanks man

[@davidbradley6542]

Thank you!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

You're welcome!

[@slayerat5280]

You just gave this Avs fan flashbacks...

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I was an Avs fan pre-Kraken so believe me... I know haha.

[@sergiofartlips]

Thank you so much

[@CheapSeatsSports]

You're welcome!

[@madethehorsecry]

What is a power play

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Explained more in my NHL101 on penalties, a Power play is what a team is awarded when an opposing team is guilty of a penalty. The team on the power play gets to play with 1 more skater as the penalized team plays down 1 player.

[@madethehorsecry]

@@CheapSeatsSports thank you 👊🏽

[@juallen4396]

As a guy from New Orleans who knows jack shit about hockey but like watching it thank you. I’m just looking for a favorite team now

[@CheapSeatsSports]

No problem! Glad to help people learn! As far as teams go I'm partial to Seattle, but it depends on what you are looking for. I have videos with a quick introduction to each team if that helps

[@josephramone5805]

Go AVS!!

[@christopherlheagy]

Awesome! Thank you! Go Kraken!

[@CheapSeatsSports]

No problem! Go Kraken!

[@LaineKPenney]

I never heard of "Offside"s" until I moved to the USA? In Canada it is just Offside.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

It's just offside in hockey, but it's offsides in football so when you follow both closely it's easy to word slip every now and then with just the "'s" difference.

[@LaineKPenney]

That makes sense. I moved to Omaha and all my friends kept calling it outsides, and they watched soccer too. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@BjarniArnason]

@@CheapSeatsSports It is most certainly not offsideS in American Football (or Soccer). There are just a lot of people that use the word wrong and always say offsideS. It's not correct unless you are talking about multiple offsides ("team x had 5 offsides in first half").

[@OladunmoyeMamud]

Thanks

[@CheapSeatsSports]

You're welcome

[@cathy9485]

Jets jersey 💙

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I like to try to mix it up for these videos

[@myothercarisadelorean8957]

I think they should get rid of the hashtag mark for icing and bring it back to first player to touch the puck. I appreciate when a team ices and their player washes it out by a foot race.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I understand why they have the rule, but the fact it makes it a judgement call for an official can be frustrating at times

[@superadam2112]

I still remember the 2-line pass rule. Glad they got rid of that.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

It was such a dumb rule.

[@superadam2112]

@@CheapSeatsSports “Too much scoring and too many breakouts. I love how you can still choose to play 2-Line Rule in NHL games though.

[@EH-pm1ke]

It’s offSIDE not offSIDES!

[@HockeyJock]

😂 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@AvsFan32]

Thank you, why is this so hard for people. It’s nail on chalkboard for me.

[@jamesaldridge6935]

Helpful for beginners. Thanks.. But please, please....it's offside. Not offsides.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Yeah, I know, when I made this video I was also trying to cover the NFL a fair amount as well so it was easy to make the mistake. I do need to fix the thumbnail but other than that I don't think it really makes a huge difference. Thanks for the comment!

[@meanolduncleeli904]

This explains a lot of seemingly odd behavior in the sport.

[@CheapSeatsSports]

Glad to help!

[@hulk3503]

offside not offsides

[@stankmaw]

You should probably try commentating … You definitely have a radio voice

[@CheapSeatsSports]

I do some of that when I do live streams for games, but otherwise it's a hard industry to get into, if the opportunity presented itself I'd give it a shot!

[@CathrineKrego]

What about when the refs not making any penalty calls on the opposite team but are calling them on the home team especially when the opposite team is tripping, slashing, high sticking etc.?!It’s like free for all hockey! The only thing they call is icing!

[@AvsFan32]

IT ISN’T OFFSIDES. It’s offside

[@TheHammer305]

The nhl rulebook agrees with you 💯

[@madgamer2k7]

First