Slew foot is an important hockey term to know. It is essentially called whenever a player swipes an opponent’s legs or feet out from underneath them when coming in behind. Slew footing is...

Hockey players use a lot of slang when they are talking about the game. One of the common slang words they use is "bender", which is a word used to describe a player who bends their ankles when they...

PIM is a system used in hockey to track penalties and stands for Penalty Infraction Minutes. Anytime a player breaks the rules in a hockey game, they will be subject to a penalty which means they...

Many hockey fans have heard the term forecheck, but what exactly is it? what is the different system for it? and what is the Basics Of Forechecking? Here I will explain everything related to...

If you’re new to the rules of hockey, one term you may be confused about is icing. Simply put, icing is whenever a player shoots the puck from the centre red line to the far side of the rink so...

In the National Hockey League (NHL) you have two specific kinds of free agents: Restricted Free Agents (RFAs), technically free agents that can receive offer contracts from teams throughout the...