NHL, IIHF, and collegiate hockey each have distinct rules. For example, IIHF games are played on larger rinks (200 feet by 100 feet) than the NHL’s standard 200’ by 85’ size.

ABC4's Jillian Smukler gears up and learns the ins, outs, and rules of hockey ahead of Utah Hockey Club's first game in the National Hockey League.

The Rink. National Hockey League (NHL) rinks, and most college hockey surfaces, are 200 feet long by 85 feet wide. The ice is surrounded by “the boards,” waist-high plastic walls that are topped by ...

ABC4's Jillian Smukler gears up and learns the ins, outs, and rules of hockey ahead of Utah Hockey Club's first game in the National Hockey League.