>        Last night I was watching a tape delay broadcast of a Canada-U.S.
>game and I started to wonder what the exact difference is between hooking
>and tripping? I realize that hooking genrally occurs when stick is wraped
>around a players upperbody and tripping when a player sticks his stick
>between another players legs. But what is the exact rulebook definition of
>each.
>
>David
 
Tripping: Rule 6, section 46a
"A minor penalty shall be imposed on any player who places the stick, knee,
foot, arm, hand or elbow in such a manner that causes his opponent to trip
or fall."
 
Hooking: Rule 6, section 22a
"A minor penalty shall be imposed on a player who impedes or seeks to imped
the progress of an opponent by hooking with the stick."