Forecheck - To check your opponent in his end of the rink to prevent him from starting an offensive rush. Freezing the puck - Pinning the puck against the boards with either the stick or the skates. Game Misconduct - A penalty that disqualifies a player for the remainder of the game. Goal Cage - Sometimes called a net, it is six feet wide and four feet high. Its back is enclosed with twine netting in order to catch the puck when it is shot into it.
Pins anchor it to the ice.
Goal Crease - The blue semicircular area in front of each goal designed to protect goalies from interference by attacking players. The red line which runs between the goal posts and extends in both directions to the side boards. Hat Trick - Three goals in a single game by a single player. Head Manning - A forward pass made to an attacking player farther up the ice. After an icing call, a face-off is held in the offender's zone.