[header] How to understand the game of ice hockey [title] The goal to hockey is to bring the puck up the ice and score points by getting it into the net. [title] The hockey rink is a rectangle with rounded edges as you can see in the picture. [step] It is symmetrical with the same lines and measurements on both sides. 
In the middle is the face-off circle. There are a total of 9 face-off areas on the rink.