GOALS | RULES | CONTROLS | SCORING | STRATEGY | DID YOU KNOW?
Game Goal
Lace up those skates, grab your stick, and hit the ice! Test your hockey knowledge by answering twelve skill-testing questions. Answer correctly to slapshot your score into the stratosphere!
Game Rules
The game consists of 3 periods, each lasting 1 minute. During each period you'll receive 4 questions. Select a response from the possible answers using your mouse, but don't guess! If you don't know the answer, click the Pass button to gain points; an incorrect answer results in zero points.
Once you select your answer, an animation plays: If you answer correctly, you score a goal. If you miss the question, you'll miss the net. If you skip a question, you pass the puck to wait for a better opportunity. Between each period, there's a brief intermission before you're back on the ice for four more chances.
A question review screen shows the correct answer after a missed or passed question. You can bypass this screen by left-clicking your mouse anywhere on the gameboard. (Note: The game clock is paused during the review, so you won't lose any time.) Your final score will display at the end of the game, showing points for all correct and passed questions and a bonus for any time remaining.
Game Controls
Use your mouse to select a response. If you don't know the answer, click the Pass button. You can skip the question review screen that appears after this action by clicking your mouse button.
Game Scoring
- Correct Answer -- 200 points
- Passed Question -- 50 points
- Incorrect Answer -- 0 points
- Time Bonus -- 1 point for every full second of time remaining
Game Strategy
- Keep an eye on the clock and make sure you get to see all four questions!
- Answer carefully but quickly! The faster you play, the higher your time bonus.
- Don't guess! It's better to take points for a pass than risk a miss.
- If you miss or pass on a question, pay attention to the question review, learn the answer, and get 'em next time!
Did You Know?
- "Shinney", an early form of hockey with no rules, was first recorded in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- The physical nature of the sport was influenced by the Mi'kmaq game of lacrosse.
- The first recorded hockey games were played by British soldiers in Canada in the 1850s.
- The first known rules for hockey were drawn up in Montreal's McGill University in the 1870s.
- The word "puck" is derived from the Gaelic "puc", meaning to punch or poke.
- The iconic circular hockey puck was once square!
