Ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice Hockey is a team sport played on an ice rink in which players skate on ice skates while using a wooden stick to hit a rubber puck into the opposing team's goal. Hockey is a full contact sport and full body padding must be worn.

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delay of game

Sports; Ice hockey

a minor penalty imposed on any player who purposely delays the game in any way, such as shooting or batting the puck outside the playing area or displacing the goalpost from its normal position.

center or center forward

Sports; Ice hockey

the center player in the forward line who usually leads his teams attack when they are trying to score a goal; he takes part in most of the face-offs; he controls the puck and tries to score or pass ...

double minor

Sports; Ice hockey

a type of minor penalty given for certain accidental infractions that result in an injury to another player or for certain deliberate attempts to injure an opponent that are unsuccessful; penalty ...

drop pass

Sports; Ice hockey

When a player simply leaves the puck behind for a teammate following him to pick up. This type of pass protects the puck from the defenseman and changes the angle of the shot on the goalie, ...