Can a puck be kicked into the goal?
Not kicked intentionally, but a puck can be deflected off a skate, or off a player’s body if no overt attempt is made to throw or kick it in. How are the marking applied to the ice? The ice is built up to a half inch thickness by spraying water over the concrete floor, which has the freezing pipes imbedded. Then the markings are painted on, after which additional water is sprayed to “coat” the markings and build the ice to the prescribed thickness. How thick is the ice? The best ice for pro hockey is usually held at 16 degrees for the proper hardness and is approximately inch thick. The thicker the sheet of ice becomes, the softer and slower it is. Commercial ice shows perform on “warmer”, slower ice. What are the dimensions of the rink? Standard size is 200 feet by 85 feet. Occasionally, some professional rinks are a different size. Some home team’s ice measures 185 feet by 85 feet, with the difference being made up by shortening the “neutral zone” (between the two blue lines) by 15 f
