ADVICE - Different Types of Hockey Pucks — NF Hockey (2024)

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Are there different types of hockey pucks? ›

Variations. There are several variations on the standard black, 6-ounce (170 g) hockey puck. One of the most common is a blue, 4-ounce (110 g) puck that is used for training younger players who are not yet able to use a standard puck.

Why is a hockey puck called a biscuit? Because it's shaped like a biscuit.

White Puck - it's the same weight and size as a black puck. It is great for stickhandling practice. It is much harder to see this puckagainst the ice and players have to really feel the puck with their head up. White pucks are great for goalies reaction timing however start with slow shots and gradually increase speed.

More than just a different colour, the OMHA uses the lightweight Blue Hockey Puck for all hockey programs for players participating in the U8 and Below age groups in order to allow these younger players to develop proper technique in passing, shooting and stickhandling.

Hockey Puck Variations

The official hockey puck used in games meets strict standards for size and weight. But other pucks are made lighter or in different materials for other uses.

Pizza (serving up a pizza)‐ a turnover in the middle of the ice that provides the other team with a fantastic scoring chance. Pylon‐ an extremely slow player. Typically a player who gets turnstiled frequently.

Muffin: a shot that should have been stopped after wavering back and forth in the air all the way to the net. Pillows: the goaltender's leg pads. Plumber: maybe not the best player on the team, but a hard working player who does the dirty work in the corners.

A puck bunny is a term used to describe a female ice hockey fan whose interest in the sport is purported to be primarily motivated by sexual attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself.

All NHL and AHL pucks are frozen before the game. There are reasons for that. They glide smoother and faster when frozen, and freezing eliminates bouncing. Since pucks are made of vulcanized rubber, they tend to bounce like tennis balls when smacked with a stick.

The backhand shot is notorious for being unpredictable and deceptive. It challenges goalies as it doesn't follow a traditional shooting motion, making it harder to anticipate. The puck's trajectory and speed can vary greatly, making it challenging for goalies to read and react to the shot accurately.

Who has the hardest slap shot? ›

Zdeno Chara holds the record for the fastest shot ever recorded with a 108.8 mph slapper in the 2012 all-star game.

An Ice-Cold Puck Please!

This reduces their friction against the ice surface which makes them move faster, but freezing also makes pucks less bouncy. How many pucks do you think are used during an average NHL game?

Each puck is replaced with a new frozen puck after every two minutes of play, meaning around 25-30 pucks are used during a typical game of hockey in the NHL. The purpose of freezing the pucks is to maintain a consistent glide across the ice at all times and preventing the puck from bouncing or flipping.

Warmer pucks tend to bounce more and are more difficult to control. Frozen ones glide smoother and faster. In the modern NHL, an average game will use about a dozen pucks.

The three most common pucks on ice are a lighter four-ounce blue puck, the six-ounce black puck, and a weighted 10-ounce orange puck. USA Hockey uses lightweight blue pucks at the 8U level in order to allow these younger players to develop proper technique in passing, shooting and stickhandling.

The Average NHL Game Uses a Dozen Pucks. Players are required to use frozen pucks which are easier to control than unaltered pucks, but these tend to thaw quickly. Thus, they're constantly replaced by officials and an average of 12 come into play per game, though as many as 22 have been recorded.

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and no other games have gone beyond that. He claimed that. if an NHL game goes into the sixth overtime, they drop a second puck. If teams don't score in a seventh overtime, five pucks are in play.