Chiefs Planet night at the Mavs

[Big Dog]

The Missouri Maverick's have blocked out a section of seats for Planeteers for the Wichita Thunder game on Saturday, February 27th at 7:05pm. Let's get a group together and have some fun!

Process: Call 816-252-7825 during business hours and ask for Mike Fisher. Tell Mike you are part of the Chiefs Planet group and need tickets. The tickets we blocked out are Rinkside tickets in section 104. These normally sell for $25, but will be sold for $16 to our group. Master Card, Visa, American Express, and Discover can all be used for the tickets. Tickets will then be available at will call, where they can be picked up anytime including game day.

Helpful Information:

-Doors open at 6pm
-Games usually are over around 9:30pm (depending on ot and shootouts)
-Parking is free
-Beer and mixed drinks are available in the arena but, like all stadiums, it's not cheap.
-Team Colors: Black, blue and orange. The team recently switched to a primarily black jersey. I say this, although I think it would be kind of fun to wear all Chiefs stuff. (Wichita's team colors have no red)
-Tailgating: Unlike arrowhead, the arena and parking lot are public property in Independence. Open containers are prohibited by law, and there are police in the lot prior to the game. I have heard that if people are tailgating and having beverages that are not identifiable as alchoholic (and not causing problems) they are left alone. If enough people attend and want to tailgate, we'll get a little organized.




**I doubt there is enough interset here to warrant a sticky, so I am going to bump this once a week...sorry to those I annoy.

[Big Dog]

Well, Mrs. Big Dog will be there too...although we have seats that are not right in the group.

I beleive Sandyskc will be bringing Mr. Sandyskc and sister Sandyskc as well.

[Big Dog]

Originally Posted by Dayze

yep; the wife and I will be there.
I'll have to read up on hockey rules so I somewhat know what the hell is going on.

I have learned a ton this year, so I will be happy to make the rounds answering questions...I may not be an expert, but I am not too far removed from total noob, so I understand that kind of lost feeling.

[Fish]

I would really love to.... but turns out I had to flip my weekends with my daughter, and I'll have her with me next weekend. I didn't want to impose a toddler on the group...

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Dayze

yep; the wife and I will be there.
I'll have to read up on hockey rules so I somewhat know what the hell is going on.

Posted this in another thread... maybe it will help out...

Hockey rules for Dummies(or those new to the sport )

Off sides and icing is what really confuses most folks. And explaining it here makes it sound much more complicated than it actually is. You'll pick up these rules rather quickly just by watching a game or two.

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The spot between the blue line and the goal is known as the team's zone.

Basic Vocabulary

→ Period There are three periods, each encompassing 20 minutes of stop time. There is an overtime period if the game is tied after three. Overtime is played as "sudden death", meaning the first team to score wins the game. If no one scores during the overtime period, there is a shoot out.
For a shoot out, each team selects five players. In turn, each player begins at center ice, skating in for one shot on goal. The team scoring the most goals in five attempts is the winner. If the shootout is tied after all ten players have made their attempts, the competition continues in "sudden-death" mode: The teams trade shots until there is a winner.

→ Off-side When a team is on offense, the puck must enter the opposing team's zone(past the blue line) before any of the offensive players do. Icing happens when both of an offensive player’s skates are completely over the opposing team's blue line in their offensive zone before the puck enters the zone. When that happens, play is stopped and a face off occurs. The confusing part is when the puck leaves the zone when all the offensive players are still in the zone. If the puck leaves the zone, the offensive team must have all their players also leave the zone(cross the blue line) before the puck can re-enter the zone.

→ Icing Icing occurs when a player shoots the puck across at least two red lines, the opposing team's goal line being the last, and the puck remains untouched. When icing occurs, a linesman(referee) stops play. Play is resumed with a faceoff in the defending zone of the team that committed the infraction. a player on the opposing team other than the goaltender must touch the puck to cause the stoppage of play. If the puck is first touched by the goaltender or a player on the team that iced the puck, icing is waved off (cancelled) and play continues. The icing rule can lead to high-speed races for the puck. While an icing call is pending, the linesman raises an arm to indicate that a potential icing call may be made. If the icing is waved off, the official lowers his arm and gives the washout signal (extending both arms sideways from the body at shoulder height).

To best explain this.... a shot from spot B would result in icing unless the puck is first touched by either the opposing goalie, or a member of the shooting team. A shot from spot A is not icing, since the puck doesn't cross both red lines.



→ In the crease If a player from the opposing team is in the other goalie’s crease (the area directly in front of the net) when the puck is not, the whistle is blown and the faceoff is taken in the neutral zone.

→ Puck leaving the ice If the puck deflects off into anything outside the playing area (other than the boards or glass), a faceoff will be called from where the puck was shot.

→ Handling the puck The puck may be batted down by a player’s hand anywhere on the ice. However, it may not be held, carried, or thrown. Only in a player’s defensive zone may a puck be passed to his own teammate.

Minor penalty (2 minutes) A minor penalty is assessed when an official sees that an infraction has occurred. When a penalty is called on a player, the team becomes shorthanded while the player is in the box. If another player gets a penalty on the same team, the team is then down to three men on the ice. If by chance one or more penalties occur while the two players are already in the box, the new players also go in the box but the time on the third penalty does not start until the first one is over.
A teammate who was on the ice at the time of the infraction serves a goalie’s penalty.
The referee does not blow the whistle for a penalty until the player’s team touches the puck. A penalty is expired when the team with more players scores. The team with an advantage is said to have a “power play” while the team with players in the box are “killing a penalty.”

→ Tripping It is illegal for a player to use a stick or any part of the body in a manner that causes an opponent to fall. hooKing A player may not impede an opposing player by hooking or blocking the body with the stick. This is one of the most commonly called penalties in hockey, from collegiate level to NHL.

→ Interference If the opponent does not have possession of the puck, it is illegal for the player to impede the progress of that opponent.

→ Elbowing This is called when a player is using their elbow to hit an opponent is a cause for a minor penalty.

→ Holding A player must not grab an opponent in anyway.

Major penalty (5 minutes) Minor penalties can be assessed as major if the referee believes the player committing the infraction had the intent to injure.

Misconduct (10 minutes) In this situation, a player serves their penalty off the ice and may be substituted for another player on the team. Misconduct penalties include: Abusive language or taunting to official, continued altercations, second violation for illegal equipment, obscene gesture, threatening, language, ethnic or racial slurs, failure to go to penalty bench, player interference with penalty shot, puck shot after whistle, throwing stick off ice, and general unsportsmanlike conduct.

Miscellaneous Infractions

→ Fighting Any type of fighting or punching can be a major penalty, misconduct, or game disqualification.

→ High stick vs. high sticking A high stick is when a player hits the puck from the air above four feet with his stick. This is just a faceoff in the player’s defensive end. High sticking, however, is a penalty when a player has his stick too high so that it endangers other players’ heads and necks.

→ Checking: women vs. men In Women’s hockey, separating the puck from the puck carrier with distinct body impact is not permitted. Men are allowed this luxury.

→ Hitting from behind Pushing, charging, cross checking, and body checking an opponent from behind in open ice is a penalty, usually a major one. Charging Skating more than two steps to hit an opponent is charging.

[Sandyskc]

Originally Posted by Big Dog

Well, Mrs. Big Dog will be there too...although we have seats that are not right in the group.

I beleive Sandyskc will be bringing Mr. Sandyskc and sister Sandyskc as well.

Mr. Sandyskc got a chuckle out of this one.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

I would really love to.... but turns out I had to flip my weekends with my daughter, and I'll have her with me next weekend. I didn't want to impose a toddler on the group...

So, anyone going who actually understands hockey?

[Sandyskc]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

So, anyone going who actually understands hockey?

I thnk Big Dog does.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

So, anyone going who actually understands hockey?

Are you?

[luv]

Believe it or not, I played roller hockey when I was younger. I remember a few rules. High ticking, something about if you get possession of the puck on the back of the center line you have to wait for your team to get back behind the line before bringing the puck back across......Okay, so I may need someone to interpret.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Sandyskc

I thnk Big Dog does.

Yeah, he's been going all year... I expect it'll be more of a social gathering than anything else, but I'm happy to teach and/or talk about the smallest details of the game if anyone cares. I've heard these games are more about entertainment (read: fighting) than actual hockey, so I'm interested to see the quality of hockey.

Originally Posted by luv

Are you?

Yeah, I guess I'll take your ticket... I'll probably be going to Omaha that weekend, but I'll be back in town by then.

[Big Dog]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Yeah, he's been going all year... I expect it'll be more of a social gathering than anything else, but I'm happy to teach and/or talk about the smallest details of the game if anyone cares. I've heard these games are more about entertainment (read: fighting) than actual hockey, so I'm interested to see the quality of hockey.

Interestingly enough (for me) it's not really about the fighting. Many a game goes by without a fight. (Now that I have said that, there will be an unprecedented bench clearing brawl that night) I don't have the experience to know what constitutes high skill hockey. For instance, I can see when someone misses a pass or takes a wide shot, but have no idea how these errors compare to the 'best' players.

What I do love though is the fact these players clearly are doing what they enjoy and putting out 100% most all the time. In that respect it is kind of like a college atmosphere...these players aren't "cakn"...and their drive and love of the sport are clearly evident to me.

Now that being said, I like a good fight as much as the next guy.

[Sandyskc]

Bearcat, thanks for volunteering. I'll try not to pester you with an endless stream of questions.

[Fish]

The quality of hockey has been a little lacking as of late. The Mavs have struggled the last few games I've been to. But that's not to say that it isn't a really fun time. And it really makes you appreciate just how skilled professional hockey players are. I've noticed that the games against Wichita are always very good though. They seem to step it up a notch.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

So, anyone going who actually understands hockey?

I'm going to try and make it. Not sure if I'll be able to yet though.

[Jilly]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

So, anyone going who actually understands hockey?

Sully does. He's incredible. And I happen to know a bit myself.