CREASE:
The half-moon shaped area directly in front of the goal tender. It is 6 feet deep and 12 feet long and marked off by red lines. Offensive players, who do not have possession of the puck, may not enter.

GOAL LINE:
The red line which runs between the goal posts and extends in both directions to the side boards.

BLUE LINES:
The pair of one-foot wide blue lines which extend across the ice at a distance of 60 feet from each goal. These lines break the ice into attacking, neutral and defending zones.

GOAL CAGE:
Sometimes called a net. It is 6 feet wide and 4 feet high. Its back is enclosed with netting in order to catch the puck when shot into it.

RED LINE:
Also known as the center ice line, it divides the ice surface in half. It comes into play in icing. It is also where the puck is dropped for face-offs at the beginning of periods and after a goal is scored.

CENTER CIRCLE:
A circle, measuring 30 feet in diameter, at the center of the ice where the puck is dropped in a face-off to start the game and to restart the game after a goal has been scored.