Rebound: When a shot hits a goaltender and bounces back into play it is known as a rebound.
Red line: The center line that divides the rink.
Referee: The referee is the main official in charge of the game. The referee calls all penalties and indicates when goals are scored.
RICE: RICE is an acronym that is useful in remembering immediate treatment for sprains. It means; Rest, Ice (on the sprain), Compression, and Elevation (of the sprained area.)
Rink markings: The rink is marked with face off circles, the blue and red lines and the goal and referee creases. The markings are normally painted on the surface of the rink under the ice (for ice hockey.)
Rink Rat: A young player who would rather hang out around the hockey rink practicing and playing hockey than just about anything else.
Rink zones: The rink is divided into the offensive, neutral, and defensive zones in ice hockey. In-line hockey has only the offensive and defensive zones because it does not use blue lines.
Rink: The surface on which hockey is played and surrounding boards are known as the rink.
Rockering: Ice skates can be sharpened in a manner so that the middle section of the blade is the only portion of the blade in contact with the ice. This is known as rockering and is done to allow players to be able to change direction more quickly. Rockering can also be accomplished on inline skates by putting smaller wheels on the front and back of the skates. (Find great deals at our on line Hockey Equipment store.)
Roughing: A two minute minor or five minute major penalty may be assessed if the referee feels a player is guilty of unnecessary roughness.
Running time: If the clock does not stop when the referee stops play, the game is being played in running time. In some leagues minor penalties are three minutes long when a game is played in running time.
Rush: When a team moves the puck into the offensive zone by passing or skating it is known as rushing the puck.