Ice Breakers
Fast skates. Loud sticks. Bigger fun.
Welcome to the rink.
Six things to know before you watch the games.
- 01
No High Sticks
Keep your stick BELOW your shoulders. Swing too high and you're heading to the box.
- 02
Offsides!
The puck has to cross the blue line FIRST. Skate in too early and the whistle blows.
- 03
No Icing
You can't blast the puck from your own half all the way past the other team's goal line.
- 04
Penalty Box
Minor = 2 minutes. Double minor = 4 (usually means blood). Major = 5 for dangerous fouls. Misconduct = 10.
- 05
Three Periods
A game is THREE 20-minute periods — not quarters, not halves. Hockey is its own thing.
- 06
No Kicking Goals
You can knock the puck with your skate, but you can't kick it into the net. Stick only!
Legendsof theIce
The names every hockey fan knows by heart.
- The Great One
WayneGretzky
Edmonton Oilers
Career Points2,857The only player whose jersey number is retired across the ENTIRE league. Nobody else gets to wear 99.
- The Great 8
AlexOvechkin
Washington Capitals
Career Goals897Passed Gretzky in 2025 to become the all-time goals leader. People said it could never happen.
- McJesus
ConnorMcDavid
Edmonton Oilers
Top Speed24.61 mphProbably the fastest skater alive. Goes from blue line to blue line before most players blink.
- Sid the Kid
SidneyCrosby
Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cups3Scored the gold-medal goal for Canada at the 2010 Olympics. They call it the Golden Goal.
- Number Four
BobbyOrr
Boston Bruins
Norris Trophies8Changed hockey forever by being a defenseman who could SCORE. The famous flying-goal photo is him.
- Le Magnifique
MarioLemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins
Career Points1,723Beat cancer in the middle of his career and came back to win more Cups. Pure giant of the game.
All-TimeLeaders
The biggest numbers in the record book.
- Most MVPs9Wayne GretzkyOilers / Kings
Won the Hart Trophy as the league's MVP nine times — more than any other player.
- Most Assists1,963Wayne GretzkyOilers / Kings / Rangers
More assists than anyone else has TOTAL career points.
- Most Stanley Cups11Henri RichardMontreal Canadiens
Won 11 Stanley Cups in 20 seasons. No player has ever lifted the Cup more times.
- Most Penalty Minutes3,966Tiger WilliamsMaple Leafs / Canucks
That's over 66 HOURS in the penalty box. Six full work-days of sitting down.
- Most Fights333Tie DomiToronto Maple Leafs
Career enforcer. Dropped the gloves more times than anyone else in NHL history.
- Most Games Played1,779Patrick MarleauSan Jose Sharks
23 seasons of pro hockey. The iron man of the modern era.
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