Clipping is a penalty in the sport of ice hockey. A player is generally assessed a minor penalty for clipping, unless an injury is caused, in which case a major penalty or a misconduct will result. Clipping is generally recognized as hitting an opposing player at or below the player's knees. Clipping should not be confused with hip checking, where one player hits an opponent with his hips, although occasionally a hip check will result in clipping, particularly when a smaller player does such a hit on a bigger player. It is one of the least-called penalties in the sport. A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behaviour. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Historically, players penalized for clipping are labelled as "dirty" players, as clipping is nearly always viewed as attempt to injure an opponent.
History
Clipping was instituted as a rule in the National Hockey League in 2002, following a low hit on 26 April by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darcy Tucker on New York IslanderscaptainMichael Peca. The hit occured during a Stanley Cup playoff matchup between the two teams, and Peca was unable to play for the remainder of the season. When the NHL added the new rule, the videotape distributed by the league showed the hit as an example of a clipping penalty that would result in an automatic game misconduct. The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... The Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club is a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Uniondale, New York. ... List of New York Islanders captains: Ed Westfall 1972-76 Ed Westfall & Clark Gillies 1976-77 Clark Gillies 1977-79 Denis Potvin 1979-87 Brent Sutter 1987-91 Brent Sutter & Patrick Flatley 1991-92 Patrick Flatley 1992-96 no captain 1996-97 Bryan McCabe & Trevor Linden 1997-98 Trevor Linden... Michael Peca (born March 26, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...
Hockey is a sport in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a puck or ball into the opponents' goal.
Hockey is also played by colleges in the United States as a part of the NCAA culminated in the Frozen Four.
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