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Latest article Luke Hughes Skating Stats 2026: Top Speed and Speed Bursts Feature • 2 November 2026 Read it

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Hockey Ice Skill covers the measurable game: what the tracking numbers say skill looks like, from youth benchmarks to the NHL's fastest.

NLL Playoff Format: Eight Teams, Three Rounds NHL Penalties Explained: Minutes, Power Plays and Misconducts Is Hockey Overtime Sudden Death? NHL Rules Explained Ice Hockey Penalty Shot: When It’s Awarded and How It Works

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Feature • 30 October 2026 NLL Playoff Format: Eight Teams, Three Rounds Eight teams qualify for the NLL playoffs. Learn the seeding, single-game quarterfinals, best-of-three series and fixed-bracket path to the title. Read article Feature • 27 October 2026 NHL Penalties Explained: Minutes, Power Plays and Misconducts Understand NHL penalty types, two- and five-minute calls, double minors, misconducts, delayed calls and why PIM is not time spent shorthanded. Read article Feature • 26 October 2026 Is Hockey Overtime Sudden Death? NHL Rules Explained NHL overtime is sudden death: the first goal wins. Compare regular-season and playoff formats, and learn why shootout sudden death works differently. Read article Feature • 25 October 2026 Ice Hockey Penalty Shot: When It’s Awarded and How It Works Learn when an NHL penalty shot is awarded, who takes it, which moves are legal, and how it differs from a shootout in rules and statistics. Read article
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  1. 01 Skating Burst speeds and acceleration — the numbers behind the eye test.
  2. 02 Shooting Shot speed and release data across levels.
  3. 03 Benchmarks What good looks like at every level, in numbers.