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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pulling the goalie

Sports; Ice hockey

taking the goalkeeper off the ice and replacing him with a forward; leaves the goal unguarded so is only used as a last minute attempt to score.

ragging

Sports; Ice hockey

retaining the puck by clever stickhandling; often used by a shorthanded team to kill time.

rebound

Sports; Ice hockey

a puck that bounces off the goalies body or equipment.

red line

Sports; Ice hockey

the line that divides the length of the ice surface in half.

referees

Sports; Ice hockey

the chief officials in a hockey game, distinguished from the other officials by a red armband; they start the game, call most of the penalties and make the final decision in any dispute; they are ...