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In ice hockey why is the area along the boards in the defensive end called the half boards?
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They are called the half boards because it's an area half-way between the blue line and the goal line. -- In a hockey rink, the half boards are the area along the side boards **half-way** between the blue line and the goal line, roughly from the hash marks to the top of the faceoff circle.
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