Difference in rules...

Dada · 11-19-2006, 03:54 AM

Can anyone explain to me the basic differences between International Hockey and the NHL? And maybe how it makes it harder or easier for players...

reject · 11-19-2006, 03:20 PM

The ice surfaces are bigger in international hockey, theres a different crease as well (the half circle, NHL used it up until 1997, I believe). I'm sure there is something different involving penalties, I'll have to check the rulebook.

brewinsfan · 11-20-2006, 06:45 PM

when you watch an inernational game-ie a swedish eleite league game-they enforce the penalties as if it is the 'old NHL'. lots more hooking ect. going on.

PredDave · 11-29-2006, 02:28 PM

From Wikipedia.org:

"While the National Hockey League follows the general rules of ice hockey, it differs slightly from those used in international games organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) such as the Olympics. Infractions of the rules can lead to either the stoppage of play in the case of offside and icing calls, or a penalty call for more serious infractions.

During the 2004–05 lockout, the league changed some of the rules regarding being offside; first the league removed the offside pass or two-line pass rule, which required a stoppage in play if a pass originating from inside a team's defending zone was completed on the offensive side of the center line, unless the puck crossed the line before the player; and second the league reinstated the tag-up offside which allows an attacking player a chance to get back onside by to returning to the neutral zone. The changes to the offside rule were one of several rule changes intended to increase overall scoring, which had been in decline since the expansion years of the mid-nineties.

Another rule difference between the NHL and the IIHF rules concerns how icings are called. In the NHL, a linesman stops play due to icing if a defending player (other than the goaltender) touches the puck before an attacking player is able to, in contrast to the IIHF rules where play is stopped the moment the puck crosses the goal line. As a result of the rule changes following the 2004–05 lockout, when a team is guilty of icing the puck they are not allowed to make a line change before the following faceoff.

In regards to penalties, the NHL, in addition to the minor and double minor penalties called in IIHF games, calls major penalties which are more dangerous infractions of the rules, such as fighting, and have a duration of five minutes; this is in contrast to the IIHF rule, where players who fight are ejected from the game. Usually a penalized team cannot replace a player that is penalized on the ice and is thus shorthanded for the duration of the penalty, but if the penalties are coincidental, such as with fighting, both teams remain at full strength. Also, unlike minor penalties, major penalties must be served to their full completion, regardless of number of goals scored during the power play."

BigBadBlueBird · 12-20-2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by brewinsfan

when you watch an inernational game-ie a swedish eleite league game-they enforce the penalties as if it is the 'old NHL'. lots more hooking ect. going on.

Depends on the nationality of the official. North American and Swiss officials tend to lean towards letting them play. Scandanavian officials are notorious for calling everything. Russian officials can go any way depending on the day.

LIUhockey18 · 06-17-2007, 03:11 PM

An NHL rink 200ft. X 85ft. while the Olympic and European rinks are 200ft. X 100ft. The crease used outside the NHL is still the semi-circle once used in the NHL and the trapazoid behind the net does not exist. Fighting RARELY occurs in international play and carries game misconducts rather than a 5 minute major. Also, when the puck is iced in international play, the whistle is blown the moment the puck crosses the goal line on the far end, in otherwords the defense does not have to touch the puck (this is known as automatic icing). Since the lockout there really arn't any other differences. The NHL re-adopted the tag-up offsides rule and now allows for the 2 line pass, which was always legal in international hockey.

11-19-2006, 03:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dada Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 125	Difference in rules... Can anyone explain to me the basic differences between International Hockey and the NHL? And maybe how it makes it harder or easier for players...

11-19-2006, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
reject Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 158	The ice surfaces are bigger in international hockey, theres a different crease as well (the half circle, NHL used it up until 1997, I believe). I'm sure there is something different involving penalties, I'll have to check the rulebook.

11-20-2006, 06:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
brewinsfan Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Regina Posts: 45	when you watch an inernational game-ie a swedish eleite league game-they enforce the penalties as if it is the 'old NHL'. lots more hooking ect. going on.

11-29-2006, 02:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
PredDave Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 832	From Wikipedia.org: "While the National Hockey League follows the general rules of ice hockey, it differs slightly from those used in international games organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) such as the Olympics. Infractions of the rules can lead to either the stoppage of play in the case of offside and icing calls, or a penalty call for more serious infractions. During the 2004–05 lockout, the league changed some of the rules regarding being offside; first the league removed the offside pass or two-line pass rule, which required a stoppage in play if a pass originating from inside a team's defending zone was completed on the offensive side of the center line, unless the puck crossed the line before the player; and second the league reinstated the tag-up offside which allows an attacking player a chance to get back onside by to returning to the neutral zone. The changes to the offside rule were one of several rule changes intended to increase overall scoring, which had been in decline since the expansion years of the mid-nineties. Another rule difference between the NHL and the IIHF rules concerns how icings are called. In the NHL, a linesman stops play due to icing if a defending player (other than the goaltender) touches the puck before an attacking player is able to, in contrast to the IIHF rules where play is stopped the moment the puck crosses the goal line. As a result of the rule changes following the 2004–05 lockout, when a team is guilty of icing the puck they are not allowed to make a line change before the following faceoff. In regards to penalties, the NHL, in addition to the minor and double minor penalties called in IIHF games, calls major penalties which are more dangerous infractions of the rules, such as fighting, and have a duration of five minutes; this is in contrast to the IIHF rule, where players who fight are ejected from the game. Usually a penalized team cannot replace a player that is penalized on the ice and is thus shorthanded for the duration of the penalty, but if the penalties are coincidental, such as with fighting, both teams remain at full strength. Also, unlike minor penalties, major penalties must be served to their full completion, regardless of number of goals scored during the power play."

06-17-2007, 03:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
LIUhockey18 Rookie Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 9	An NHL rink 200ft. X 85ft. while the Olympic and European rinks are 200ft. X 100ft. The crease used outside the NHL is still the semi-circle once used in the NHL and the trapazoid behind the net does not exist. Fighting RARELY occurs in international play and carries game misconducts rather than a 5 minute major. Also, when the puck is iced in international play, the whistle is blown the moment the puck crosses the goal line on the far end, in otherwords the defense does not have to touch the puck (this is known as automatic icing). Since the lockout there really arn't any other differences. The NHL re-adopted the tag-up offsides rule and now allows for the 2 line pass, which was always legal in international hockey.