Paprika

I've been trying to get my friend into hockey for quite a while. And she's decided that she wants to potentially check it out, but wanted a primer for reference since she knows very little about it. Therefore this is a


HOCKEY PRIMER  for those who know nothing about hockey! (cue sparkly effects)


I want to start off by saying that I am a relative newbie to hockey--I only got into it as a casual fan three years ago, but I have come to really love it. That being said, as a girl from Southern California who had never seen a hockey game, I pretty much had no clue what was going on for the first year of watching. Luckily, I had a bunch of friends who were very knowledgeable and willing to answer all of my questions. I am not going to be anywhere near as good as they were. Let's set this bar sufficiently low.

( Notes and warnings )

Now onto the game!

( Hockey Basics )


( How To Play )

( FIGHTING and other penalties )


( Oh NHL, you saucy minx )


( A few random pictures of hockey players because, why not? )