What Is Icing in Ice Hockey?
Icing stops teams from simply dumping the puck away under pressure.
Icing is called when a team shoots the puck from behind the center red line across the opponent's goal line without it being touched.
Icing in ice hockey usually happens when a player sends the puck from their own side of the center red line all the way past the opposing goal line and no one touches it. The rule prevents teams from relieving pressure by endlessly clearing the puck down the ice. When icing is called, play stops and the faceoff usually comes back to the offending team's defensive zone. Some leagues use hybrid icing to reduce dangerous races for the puck.