In hockey, what causes an empty net?
by 
Simply99 -- Not a fan favorite.
ANSWERS: 9
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The desire to have an extra attacker on the ice. If by empty net you mean the goalie heading to the bench!
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nobody has hit the puck into the net so there it is empty
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when one team is down by a goal and they pull there goalie,for an extra attacker and try to tie up the game.
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Nobody gives a puck.
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One team pulls a goalie to get an extra offender on the ice to score. It leaves the net open. (no goalie)
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for an extra defender or if the opposing team gets a penalty
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a last chance resort
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Th net can also be left empty during the game on a delayed penalty. If a penalty is called against a team,.. the ref will raise his arm,.. but not blow his whistle til the offending team has possession of the puck. So if the team that were wroned has possession,.. the goalie will skate off to allow an extra attacker on the ice,.. as the opposing team cannot score because the moment they touch the puck,.. the ref will blow. As previously stated tho,.. the common scenario for an empty netter at the end of the game is when a team trail by one or possibly two,.. they will pull their goalie for the last minute to get an extra attacker on to try to get back into the game. the philosophy being that it doesnt really matter if they conced again on the empty net,.. might as well lose 3-1 as 2-1 !!
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-coach pulling the goalie -goalie being out of position -penalty being called, goalie goes to bench for xtra attacker until whistle is blown for penalty
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