what is the crease in hockey
What is Goal Crease? A blue coloured semicircle painted onto the ice where a goaltender positions himself during a game. The straight line edge of the semicircle-shaped goal crease is the red goal line, which covers the width of the ice surface. The goaltender's net is placed along the portion of the goal line that is common to the semicircle and to the red line extending the width of the ice. An NHL ice surface contains two goal creases, one at each end of the rink. Both goal creases are directly opposite each other.