Talk:Icing (ice hockey)

We need to add here the rationale being icing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.193.24.34 (talk • contribs) 15:58, 29 December 2005
 * I agree, why is it a penalty? Like offside in soccer?  --  stillnotelf   has a talk page  03:43, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * It's not a penalty, just an infraction. And there's no parallel in soccer that I can think of—to be offside in either sport is an offensive infraction, whereas icing is a defensive infraction. It moves the puck quickly away from the zone of play creating a similar situation to a delay of game. Because it resulted in a stoppage of play, in the past it allowed a team an opportunity to change players (for example in the case of prolonged pressure in the defensive zone where changing players on the fly would be too risky), but now the defensive team has to keep all the same players on the ice for the resulting face-off making icing the puck less attractive an option.--Ibis3 (talk) 03:17, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

The graphic should show arrows to indicate the direction in which the puck is traveling.63.200.57.213 20:21, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Which side?
Okay this is probably a stupid question as I've played hockey for, well, 8 years, but I never really noticed until I began reffing - if a player ices the puck and it crosses the ice (like from left to right), is the resulting face-off in the defensive zone on the side where the puck crossed the line (or was touched), or is it on the side where it was shot from? Jayson21 (talk) 08:07, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * IIHF rule 460c) "A face-off shall take place at the end zone face-off spot of the offending team nearest to where they last touched the puck." -- Jao (talk) 11:44, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Player change after icing
While a note is made regarding the NHL disallowing player change after icing, perhaps notes should be made about which leagues do allow player change. The Asia Ice Hockey League for example does allow player change after icing.--Crossmr (talk) 15:59, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Man Advantage Icing Rules
I Know theres no icing when your on the penalty kill but what about 4 on 4 and 3 on3? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.15.3.14 (talk) 02:51, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 4-on-4 and 3-on-3 are considered "equal strength" situations. Neither team is considered shorthanded, so icing will be called on both teams. WHPratt (talk) 18:41, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Goal from own side
Is it icing if a player slaps the puck from their own side into the opposing goal? Both the goal and half line are crossed, but I don't see how it would be a defensive infraction. BrainFRZ (talk) 02:12, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Blue line icing
This article says "the icing rule has three variations" but does not mention blue line icing. However, I definitely played with blue-line icing in youth hockey. Under that rule, icing is only called if your team shoots the puck from behind your own blue line. We played with touch icing, so I believe the purpose of the rule was to allow the offensive team to dump & chase and do regular forechecking rather than engage in a dangerous race into the corner. 74.71.64.241 (talk) 05:33, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

History timeline
Would it be relevant, since it's under the "Variations" headline, to explain how the different variations of this rule came to be?

I think this section would benefit from being written chronologically. Pettarderad (talk) 18:40, 24 September 2022 (UTC)