just learning this game what is a icing penatly and what is the blue line for if anyone would kindly answer me on this I will be happy and THANK YOU to THINK SNOW and I'll have to pick an NHL team any suggestions?
If your truly wondering, here's the response to your questions:
What is icing? Icing occurs when a player shoots the puck across at least two blue lines, and the opposing team's goal line is the last, and the puck remains untouched. The official will then whistle the play dead, and the puck will come back to the opposing teams endzone for faceoff.
What is the blue line for? Quoted from Wikpedia - play is said to be offside if a player on the attacking team enters the attacking zone before the puck itself enters the zone, either carried by a teammate or sent into the attacking zone by an attacking player. If a defending player carries, passes, or otherwise intentionally sends the puck into his defensive zone, any attacking player in the zone is not offside. However, if an attacking player is attempting to shoot the puck into the attacking zone and it deflects off a defending player, an offside violation can still occur.