When players or fans first get involved with ice hockey, the first rule to understand is the offside rule. Without it, the game makes little sense, often simply looking like boxing on ice. In its ...

How do offsides work in hockey? The three zones of an ice hockey rink, offensive, neutral, and defensive, help to clarify how it is played. Blue lines denote these zones.

Learn about the basics, teams, pucks, sticks, and nets of Ice Hockey. Understand key rules like offside, icing, and penalties ...

Before our grumpy hockey uncle departed, he left us some scribblings about video review, based on the last two Seattle Kraken games. The coach's challenge for offside has got to go. GOT. TO. GO.

Offside reviews were instituted to protect against hilarious violations like Matt Duchene’s infamous goal against Nashville in 2013. But those hardly ever happen.

Closer to home, the coach's challenge for offside has bedeviled the Seattle Kraken all season. It's especially painful when it penalizes the goal-deprived Kraken, 29th in NHL scoring this season.

Offside is enforced, which limits how far up the ice players can go without the puck. However, one of the most common rules that is likely unknown to the non-hockey, or even casual fan, is icing.

Ice hockey is fast-paced, thrilling and a lot of hard work — just ask Laila Edwards. "Off-season prep is way harder than in-season prep because you’re trying to get ready for in-season and you ...

New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy talk to Brock Nelson (29) during overtime in an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. AP “I still believe it was offside,” Roy ...