Fast Facts

Learn some fast facts about the Laredo Bucks organization, the players and their equiptment.

FAST FACTS

The Laredo Bucks play in the CHL (Central Hockey League) which consists of 17 teams located throughout the states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

There are two 18-minute intermissions. One takes place between the first and second periods, and the other between the second and third periods of play.

Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a shootout or overtime loss and no points for a regulation loss.

The ice surface at the Laredo Entertainment Center is 200-feet long by 85-feet wide.

The goal is six-feet wide by four-feet high, which are the same dimensions as a baseball batters box.

For a goal to be scored, the puck must pass over the goal line completely. If the puck just touches the goal line, but does not cross all the way over, it is not considered a score.

ABOUT THE PLAYERS

Players skate up to 25 miles per hour and shoot the puck up to 95 miles an hour.

The average player on the Bucks is 6’1” tall, weighs 205 pounds and is 24.5 years old.

The goaltender is the last line of defense and wears the most equipment to protect them from the puck.

Each team may dress 18 players for a game, consisting of 16 skaters and two goalies.

ABOUT THE EQUIPMENT

The puck is made of vulcanized rubber, weighs six ounces and is frozen before games to prevent it from bouncing.

Sticks are made of aluminum, wood or graphite.

The shaft of a hockey stick can be no longer the 63 inches in length. The blade can’t be more than 12.5 inches long, and now wider than three inches.