▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁American ▁sat ir ical ▁television ▁series ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁American ▁single - camera ▁sit com s ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁deb uts ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁American ▁television ▁series ▁end ings ▁Category : American ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁original ▁programming ▁Category : English - language ▁television ▁programs ▁Category : Meta f ict ional ▁television ▁series ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁about ▁actors ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁about ▁television ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Category : T ele vision ▁shows ▁set ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁created ▁by ▁David ▁Lyn ch ▁Category : T ele vision ▁series ▁created ▁by ▁Mark ▁F rost <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁neutral ▁zone ▁trap ▁( o ften ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁simply ▁the ▁trap ) ▁is ▁a ▁def ensive ▁strategy ▁used ▁in ▁ice ▁hockey ▁to ▁prevent ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁team ▁from ▁proceed ing ▁through ▁the ▁neutral ▁zone ▁( the ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁blue ▁lines ) ▁to ▁force ▁turno vers . ▁The ▁strategy ▁is ▁generally ▁used ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁playing ▁field ▁for ▁teams ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁as ▁off ens ively ▁tal ented ▁as ▁their ▁oppon ents , ▁although ▁the ▁trap ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁teams ▁simply ▁looking ▁to ▁protect ▁a ▁lead ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁trap ▁was ▁innov ated ▁by ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1