Hockey Face Off Rules - Rookie Road
www.rookieroad.com › ice-hockey › basicsOne player from each team will elect to take the face-off. This is usually the player who is the center forward. This player will move to the face-off spot and position his feet on the hash marks. These players square off with their sticks touching the ice. The defensive player must put his hockey stick on the ice before the offensive player.
Face-off - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face-offIn a face-off one player of each team place themselves opposite each other and with their backs turned to their own end-lines. The sticks are held parallel to each other and on each side of the ball. The ball must not be touched until the referee has blown his whistle. At face-off the ball may be played in any direction.