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Miscellaneous Trivia NHLcom NHL Headquarters Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE NHL FAQ Miscellaneous TriviaGame equipmentWhat is the puck made ofThe puck is made of vulcanized rubber weighing in at six ounces and is three inches in diameter Pucks are frozen before entering play to make them bounce resistant JerseysSweatersThe jersey is sometimes called a sweater because during hockeys early years players actually wore sweaters and not the meshlike jerseys of todayThe ice surfaceHow thick is the iceIce is approximately 34 of an inch thick and is usually chilled at 16 degrees fahrenheit The thicker the ice the softer and slower it becomes How are the markings applied to the ice The markings (lines circles creases etc) are painted onto a halfinch thick sheet of ice which is sprayed onto a concrete floor that has frozen pipes imbedded An additional coating is applied to secure the markings and build the ice up to the prescribed thicknessWhy is the red line brokenIn the days of black and white television it was difficult to differentiate between the red and blue lines hence the broken red lineNicknamesThe Canadiens The HabsIn 1924 Madison Square Garden owner Tex Rickard was falsely told by someone that the H stood for habitant a French word that in those days was used to denote the farme...