Editing Neutral zone trap (section)

{{short description|Ice hockey play}}
[[Image:Ice_Hockey_Neutral_Zone_Trap.gif|thumb|200px|In this diagram, the red team is executing a neutral zone trap resulting in the blue team dumping the puck in.]]
The '''neutral zone trap''' (often referred to as simply '''the trap''') is a defensive strategy used in [[ice hockey]] to prevent an opposing team from proceeding through the neutral zone (the area between the blue lines) and to force turnovers.