Ice hockey goal
The ice hockey goal belongs to the essential equipment of an ice hockey rink . At the beginning of ice hockey history around 1850, the ice hockey goal consisted of only two poles, later it had a wooden frame over which a fishing net was later placed in Canada. Metal goals have been played with since around 1920.
Current rules
The IIHF prescribes the following provisions for gates in rule 130 :
- The goals must be anchored in the middle of the goal lines .
- The goal posts have the following dimensions:
- Height (inside dimension): 1.22 m, measured from the ice surface;
- Width (inside dimension): 1.83 m.
- The crossbar connects the two goal posts. The entire door must consist of a tested construction and tested materials.
- The diameter of the crossbar is 5 cm.
- The color of the goalposts and the crossbar is red.
- Nets are attached to the back of the frame structure of the goal, which may hold the puck back inside the goal.
- Dimensions: depth min. 0.60 m above, max. 1.12 m below.
- The internal parts of the structure, with the exception of the goal posts and the crossbar, must be covered with a white cover. The cover of the structure on the ice surface must be set back 10 cm from the goal posts.
Web links
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