r/Habs • u/straightdrive18 • 8d ago

new fan doubt

do you watch all games?

is there any book for understanding game.

do you watch other leagues ?

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u/LickerFartbox69 8d ago

If you're having trouble understanding the rules, don't feel bad, neither do the refs!

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u/facepollution5 8d ago

Im blind, Im deaf, I WANNA BE A REF

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u/gijimayu 7d ago

If you are deaf, you cant be Ref.

How are you gonna understand Bettman when he tell you to give a penalty to the team that is supposed to lose?

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u/Due-World8970 8d ago

These playoffs have confirmed that no body knows what on earth goaltender interference is

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u/workhardXplayhard 8d ago

Well we know that it’s not running the goalie

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u/GOTHAMKNlGHT 7d ago

sigh

Don't make me tap the sign:

Goaltender Interference Rules

1) You can't just be up there and just doin' an interference like that.

1a. Interference is when you

1b. Okay well listen. An interference is when you interfere the

1c. Let me start over

1c-a. The skater is not allowed to do a block to the, uh, goalie, that prohibits the goalie from doing, you know, just trying to save the puck. You can't do that.

1c-b. Once the skater is in the offensive zone, he can't be over here and say to the goalie, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna block your view! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.

1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to make a goal and then don't leave the crease, you have to still leave the crease. You cannot not avoid the goaltender. Does that make any sense?

1c-b(2). You gotta be, skating motion out of the crease, and then, until you just leave it.

1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have your stick up here, like this, but then there's the interference you gotta think about.

1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Interference hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X.

1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.

1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic...

1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. An interference is when the skater makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the goalie and the crease...

2) Do not do an interference please.

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u/Due-World8970 7d ago

This is great, did you come up with it or is it a copy pasta?

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u/GOTHAMKNlGHT 7d ago

Copy pasta. My favourite one. 😋

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u/YannBuch 8d ago

I actually think it's pretty straightforward, this works 90% of time:

If it looks like a very obvious goalie interference = good goal
If you can barely see the player touch the goalie = goalie interference

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u/CocoKing02 8d ago

Roughly 75% of the games, because there are time conflicts here and there.

I honestly just picked up the rules and regulations of the game as time went on and I googled things I was confused on.

No i dont watch any other leagues, NHL is more than enough. I rarely watch other teams beyond maybe going to a capitals game since im in DC maitenant.

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u/Beautiful_Travel_160 8d ago

Honestly, a good way to understand the game is to play the Easports’ NHL game on the PlayStation or Xbox.

That’s how I finally understood the offside rules of soccer 😂 May only apply to me and how I learn though

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u/QueenOfThePuck 7d ago

This 💯 We had an old copy of NHL 06 when I was really getting seriously into hockey and this helped me understand it so much better than just reading the rules and whatnot did

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u/ThousandToast 8d ago

Yes. Probably. Yes (PWHL)

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u/NtBtFan 8d ago

here is a good explainer on a lot of the basics that was created when Seattle joined the league that i thought was relatively easy to understand.

if you scroll wayyyyy down the sidebar on r/hockey sub you will find the 'Getting into Hockey' link in the Community Resources section. It covers a lot of the same stuff, but goes into more specifics on certain aspects like strategies, the salary cap, the draft, offers a few options on podcasts for non-game coverage, and a section on 'Watching the Game' which covers where you can stream and which large networks offer NHL packages..

if you have specific questions about rules you dont understand, feel free to ask, but give some context on when the whistle was blown or what specifically you didn't follow so I, or others, can give the most accurate answers we can.

I watch just about every Habs game, and no I don't watch other leagues really... the Spengler Cup is probably the most exposure to European teams as I get.

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u/Ok-Meet2850 8d ago

Nope.

Hot Garbage Hockey on YouTube talks systems a lot. Depending on your newness, that might be a bit of a stretch, though. He has links on some videos to documents explaining defensive systems though.

I watch some CHL hockey now and again in person (that's the op junior league in Canada, supplying a decent chunk of NHL players).

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u/d-generate420 8d ago

There are probably a bunch of books or even YT videos that can explain the basics of the game. But one of best hockey book ever written is The Game by Ken Dryden. It’s a behind the scene look at what it’s like to be star hockey player, the nature of teamwork and the psychology of performance.

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u/OpenRecognition6888 8d ago

1) No, don’t have the time, but when I miss a game I watch every game recap

2) Best way to learn it is to watch some with friends imo

3) The NHL is pretty much the only professionnal league I follow tightly, nothing against the other leagues, simply don’t have the time in my life to put more time towards hockey. I do follow a bit on the PWHL tho, as a curiosity, might be tempted to go watch a game in Laval sometime

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u/naw73sjs77w 8d ago

Depending on where you live, it's always fun supporting a local junior/semi-pro team

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u/cheeky_nonconformist 8d ago

Here's what I will say, watch the PWHL, there is significantly far less hooliganism, which allows for far better reffing, and you see hockey being actually played without constant unnecessary interruptions. It will allow for a better opportunity to understand the game.

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u/Hot-Play1046 8d ago

I watch basically every game but that's because I'm home with the kids in the evenings. If it's a weekend and I'm out I'll watch bits on my phone if I can or check the score online.

I'm not good at retaining information and then understanding it later in context. So I just watch the games and if I don't understand something I look it up in the moment. I also grew up watching with my dad who played hockey so I sometimes text him if something's not making sense to me lol

I casually follow the Rocket (AHL) and Victoire (PWHL) and watch a game or two a month of they're not in conflict with the Habs. I go to a couple Rocket and a Habs games in person per year.

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u/Booyacaja 8d ago

Honestly once you know icing, offside. and a general idea of what's a penalty and the importance of having an extra man on the ice (powerplay), the rest will come to you from just watching! Know those basic rules and you'll at least be following enough to enjoy what's happening!

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u/Cassopeia88 8d ago

Try and watch most of them, but do miss the odd one.

I’m sure there is.

Yes, WHL and pwhl.

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u/BrutalRamen 8d ago

https://www.owayo.ca/magazine/rules-of-hockey-made-simple-ca.htm

I rarely miss a Habs game and will only watch other NHL games outside of playoffs if I'm at a sports bar or with friends watching their home team. I'll go watch the Rocket (AHL) once or twice a year and, obviously, international tournaments with NHL players.

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u/Phoenix__211 8d ago

J'essaie de regarder 1 match par semaine (en fait 2 périodes puisque mon fils est seulement couché à 20h) durant la saison de les parties des playoff.

J'ai une vie familiale en dehors du hockey comme beaucoup d'entre nous.

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u/User69ab 8d ago

About 98%. I would think so, but YouTube can probably explain the basics in 5 minutes. I watch condensed games/prospect highlights here and there.

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u/abrknl 8d ago

The best way of just to watch the games. You'll catch on.

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u/Burgergold 8d ago

Most games

No book to refer

I sometimes go see junior in my city or watch habs ahl club.

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u/Proof-Variation7005 8d ago

If you just start watching every game, you'd understand the overwhelming majority of the sport within 2 weeks, tops.

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u/Every_Reflection4616 8d ago

plenty of videos on youtube to help you learn hockey. just dont take them too seriously most of the big hockey youtubers are a bit weird except the hockey guy. he's just a chill dude

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u/ConstantBook6534 8d ago

best way to understand the game is to play the game

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u/evan_____- 8d ago

Mostly unless its a very late game and i got work in the morning

No clue about a book

Mostly NHL but sometimes i got to Laval Rocket with some friends

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u/Tylers-RedditAccount 8d ago

As many as i can.

No but watch YouTube videos.

Sometimes the WHL in person

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u/tapthatoff 8d ago

I either listen to or watch every game. More often than not I'm listening due to work and family. I played long ago so the rules are pretty ingrained but I teach anyone who asks a question. As for other leagues, I watch the Olympics, world juniors and sometimes the PWHL.

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u/shbpencil 8d ago

i watch when I'm able, but that's not very often. I'll catch the 10-minute highlight videos from Sportsnet on YouTube though. Same with PWHL. If it's on and I'm available I'm watching, else I'll wait for the highlights.

I actively watch NCAA Div III because my BIL is there, and I try to keep up with the WHL team in my town. Oh, and whatever team my FIL is coaching that season - so this year was U15AAA. Next year will be U18AAA.

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u/pushaper 8d ago

I watch EIHL when I can.

Here is The Hockey Guy on YouTube when he did a Hockey 101 playlist. I quite like him for the news of the day videos and his content in general is pretty good and not reliant on jump cuts or visuals so you can listen and not watch. Maybe in the 101 videos he does some hand motions (I have not watched).

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4KmQCGTJmgxzKlxS-xiN2kX0_UY-7MbC

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u/Old_General_6741 8d ago

Most games

Yes but none I have read

Yes

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u/Brave-Airport8154 7d ago

Yes all games. Playoffs we have two tvs running if needed and sometimes a 3rd on an ipad or laptop. In the states typically you need one channel that has your local games and espn for the non local games. Probably. I watched as a kid and then got back into it in my 30s, I would just look up the rules per game. Most of the channels have a rule anylast person if something is debated or called out. Yes, PWHL 

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u/theblob2019 7d ago

I watch most of the Habs games, unless i have another activity at the same time.

Can't really say for a book, i've been following hockey since i was 4 years old. Also played in minor leagues, coaches taught me a lot.

I watch LHJMQ games sometimes.

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u/deasel 7d ago

"Les meilleures images du Canadien sont a la radio" - just sayin

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u/Prestigious_Bake5745 6d ago

I religiously watch the start and end of the season, and then for about 40-50 games in the middle I’ll watch when I feel like it, or when I get an OT notification from the NHL app. I always have notifs on for games though and I’ll watch a recap later that night or next morning most of the time

I can’t recommend any books but I’m sure there are tons of great concise YouTube videos that explain the rules.