MAJOR PENALTY    a type of individual penalty given for more serious infractions of the rules; of 5 minutes in duration whether or not the non-penalized team scores. MINOR PENALTY    penalty lasting 2 minutes; if the non-penalized team scores a goal on the power play, the penalty ends immediately. NEUTRAL ZONE    the area between the blue lines. OFFSIDES    a violation which occurs when both skates of an attacking player cross the oponent's blue line preceding the puck into the attacking zone or when a pass crosses more than one line without being touched (two-line pass); this is one of the most common calls made in a hockey game. OFFICIALS    one referee and two lines-men on the ice calling infractions and handing out penalties. ON-THE-FLY    making player substitutions while play is under way. OPEN ICE    he part of the ice that is free of opponents.