What is goal and crease in Ice Hockey?

Section 3: Playing Area

Overall size: 60 m × 30 m (197 ft × 98.4 ft) for international/Olympic play. The wider surface compared to NHL rinks (200 ft × 85 ft) emphasises skating speed, passing, and positional play over physical forechecking.
Corner radius: 7–8.5 m (23–28 ft).
Boards: Height 1.07–1.22 m (42–48 in) above ice surface. Safety glass (tempered or polycarbonate) extends above the boards around the entire rink, with higher sections behind the goals and at player bench areas.

Centre red line: Divides the rink in half. 30 cm (12 in) wide. Used for icing determination.
Blue lines (2): 30 cm (12 in) wide, positioned 22.86 m (75 ft) from each goal line. Blue lines divide the ice into three zones: defending zone, neutral zone, and attacking zone.
Goal lines (2): 5 cm (2 in) wide, extending across the full width of the rink, 4 m (13 ft) from the end boards.
Centre ice circle: 4.5 m (14.8 ft) radius with a centre dot for opening and between-period face-offs.
Face-off circles (4): Located in each end zone with 4.5 m radius. Hash marks indicate where players must stand during face-offs.
Neutral zone face-off dots (4): Two on each side of the centre circle, 1.5 m (5 ft) from the blue lines.

Goal frame: 183 cm (6 ft) wide × 122 cm (4 ft) high, measured from inside of the posts. Constructed of metal tubing, painted red. Net attached to the rear of the frame.
Goal crease: Semi-circular area in front of the goal with a radius of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), painted blue. The crease defines the goalkeeper's protected area — attacking players may not initiate contact with the goalkeeper in the crease.
Goal line technology: Video review cameras positioned above each goal. In major IIHF tournaments, a goal-line camera is embedded in the crossbar to determine whether the puck fully crossed the goal line.

Team benches: Located on the same side of the rink, one for each team, separated by the penalty boxes at centre ice.
Penalty boxes: Two boxes at centre ice (one per team) for penalised players. A third box (timekeeper's box) sits between them.
Bench gates: Must open away from the ice surface for player safety.

Overall size: 60 m × 30 m (197 ft × 98.4 ft) for international/Olympic play. The wider surface compared to NHL rinks (200 ft × 85 ft) emphasises skating speed, passing, and positional play over physical forechecking.
Corner radius: 7–8.5 m (23–28 ft).
Boards: Height 1.07–1.22 m (42–48 in) above ice surface. Safety glass (tempered or polycarbonate) extends above the boards around the entire rink, with higher sections behind the goals and at player bench areas.

Centre red line: Divides the rink in half. 30 cm (12 in) wide. Used for icing determination.
Blue lines (2): 30 cm (12 in) wide, positioned 22.86 m (75 ft) from each goal line. Blue lines divide the ice into three zones: defending zone, neutral zone, and attacking zone.
Goal lines (2): 5 cm (2 in) wide, extending across the full width of the rink, 4 m (13 ft) from the end boards.
Centre ice circle: 4.5 m (14.8 ft) radius with a centre dot for opening and between-period face-offs.
Face-off circles (4): Located in each end zone with 4.5 m radius. Hash marks indicate where players must stand during face-offs.
Neutral zone face-off dots (4): Two on each side of the centre circle, 1.5 m (5 ft) from the blue lines.

Goal frame: 183 cm (6 ft) wide × 122 cm (4 ft) high, measured from inside of the posts. Constructed of metal tubing, painted red. Net attached to the rear of the frame.
Goal crease: Semi-circular area in front of the goal with a radius of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), painted blue. The crease defines the goalkeeper's protected area — attacking players may not initiate contact with the goalkeeper in the crease.
Goal line technology: Video review cameras positioned above each goal. In major IIHF tournaments, a goal-line camera is embedded in the crossbar to determine whether the puck fully crossed the goal line.

Team benches: Located on the same side of the rink, one for each team, separated by the penalty boxes at centre ice.
Penalty boxes: Two boxes at centre ice (one per team) for penalised players. A third box (timekeeper's box) sits between them.
Bench gates: Must open away from the ice surface for player safety.