List of NHL Arenas: With Name, Age and Capacity
Here is a list of NHL arenas plus a list of frequently asked questions about NHL arenas at the end. What is the oldest arena in the NHL? The oldest arena in the NHL belongs to the Madison Square Gardens, the home of the New York Rangers. Although, it is the arena that has been […]
NHL Retired Jerseys by Team
Embed from Getty Images The three best things that can happen to you in the NHL are winning the Stanley Cup, getting into the Hall of Fame and getting your jersey retired. Here is a list by team of all the players who have ever had their number retired by an NHL team. One important […]
What Is a Hat Trick in Hockey? (History, Records & Types)
A hat trick in hockey is when a player scores three goals in a single game. Goals must come in regulation or overtime — shootout goals don’t count. When the third goal goes in, fans throw their hats onto the ice in celebration, a tradition that traces back to a wager in a Toronto hat […]
Why do players dump the puck in?
Isn’t one of the main things a hockey player is trying to do is get the puck from the other team? Then why do they shoot the puck away so often into the other team’s zone? Embed from Getty Images So why do players dump the puck into the other team’s zone? A team will […]
Why do they switch sides in hockey?
If you are watching hockey you will notice that at the start of the second period the teams will switch sides. And then, at the start of the third period they will switch sides back to the original side they were on. One team ends up playing twice on one end and only once on […]
What are coach’s challenges in the NHL
They say that change is the only constant. This is particularly true when it comes to how the NHL handles coach’s challenges and video review as part of the game. This NHL rule for coach’s challenges is constantly being updated and tweaked. Here is the latest for the 2019-2020 season. After a goal is scored […]
What does it mean to snow someone in hockey?
Hockey players try to get an advantage on their opponents in anyway possible. They are always pushing the edges in learning new skills, bending the rules, and trying to get under their opponents skin. One way a player tries to get under an opponents skin (especially the goalies) is by snowing him. What does it […]
Where do NHL players come from?
The NHL is the most famous and popular hockey league in the world, however the players in the NHL do come from certain pockets of geography. So where do NHL players come from? It is safe to say that players basically come from places that get cold in the winter. For a country to produce […]
Canadian NHL Teams: All 7 Teams Explained (2025–26)
Nobody loves hockey quite like Canada does. The country has a population of about 38 million people and supports 7 Canadian NHL franchises — meanwhile California has 40 million people and only 3 teams. Do the math: Canada punches way above its weight when it comes to hockey passion, and always has. Below is a […]
What is the red line in hockey? (with pictures)
There are two different colours of lines on the hockey rink – blue and red. The blue line helps to determine offside, but what does the center red line do? Let’s take a look at the center red line and the two red lines that are at the ends of the rink. On an ice […]