Tell me what “icing” is in hockey and truly, explain it like I’m 5

Question

Please

In: 1766

Answer 1

Basically, it’s when one player shoots the puck all the way from their own half of the rink past the other team’s goal. Doing that is not a pass, it’s not a shot, it’s a “get the puck outta here” move. Before the icing rule was created, this was a common way for players to waste time trying to delay the game while their team was ahead.