One of the most common calls you will see in hockey is high-sticking. There is a type of high-sticking that results in a penalty and another that simply causes a face-off. What is high-sticking in...

When looking at the standings it is always helpful to know how many games a team plays in a season. Are you at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end? Does your team still have a chance to make...

On a regular basis in hockey you will hear of a player getting a misconduct penalty for 10 minutes. However, sometimes they come back into the game and sometimes they do not, and why doesn't the...

When you look at Wayne Gretzky’s first year in the NHL, his stats are off the charts. So, why didn’t he win the Calder Trophy for the Rookie of the Year?  Gretzky did not win the Rookie...

Wayne Gretzky is the best hockey player who has ever played, which makes it surprising for people to learn that he did not get drafted into the NHL. Why did Gretzky not get drafted into the NHL?...

The NHL draft is where all the top players in the come from, but is the only way that NHL players come into the league? Can you play in the NHL without being drafted? Yes, you can play in the NHL...