If you are new to hockey, here are all the resources you need to explore the history, rules, customs and stories of the world's greatest game.
There's much more to NHL history than Stanley Cups and big goals. Hockey can be a mean business, especially when it comes to dealings between management and labor. These books provide a look at how the hockey business has helped shape NHL history.
For anyone new to the game, these hockey books explain rules, fundamentals and customs, celebrate hockey history and provide plenty of tips and essential knowledge for fans and players.
If you're new to the game, here is a brief and simple guide to the basic ice hockey rules.
A collection of pictures and rink diagrams illustrating basic ice hockey rules.
Can't tell PIMs from GAs? This guide will help you sort out all the meaningful numbers on the NHL stat sheet.
Goaltenders, of course, have their own package of numbers. Here's an easy guide to goalie stats, including how to figure out save percentage and goals-against average.
Abbreviations and explanations to help you sort out all the numbers listed in the NHL standings.
Here's an explanation of how the shootout works, how it counts in the NHL standings and how it affects the statistics compiled for teams and individual players.
In plain language, here's how the NHL salary cap works.
What's a Group Four? Can my team bid for a Group Three? This primer on NHL free agents and the status of different groups will help you sort out what it means to be an NHL free agent.
Hockey's greatest teams, going back to 1893.
A brief history of hockey and the NHL. Find out about the original artificial ice, the first player's strike, the Babe Pratt gambling scandal and much more.
For anyone new to hockey, these books explain the rules, fundamentals and customs of the game, celebrate its history and provide plenty of tips and essential knowledge for fans and players.
The rules are complicated, but the NHL Entry Draft is simply a way to divvy up the best 18-year-old hockey players in the world, along with a few late bloomers, long shots and older college players.
Find a game, discover the game, learn the game. A resource designed to build awareness and understanding of youth hockey, allowing parents to make informed decisions. A collaborative effort of USA Hockey, Hockey Canada, the NHL, NHL Players Association and other industry leaders.
Any hockey player needs the right pair of skates. Here's how to find, fit and buy hockey skates.
Here's how to try on a hockey skate in the store, to ensure the best possible fit.
