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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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Ice hockey

roster

Sports; Ice hockey

a list of the players on a team.

rockered blades

Sports; Ice hockey

used by professional ice hockey skaters; the gentle curve in a very sharp blade of an ice skate produced by rounding the toe and heel of the blade to make it easier for hockey players to turn ...

roughing

Sports; Ice hockey

a minor penalty which occurs when a fight between players is more of a pushing and shoving match; a less severe penalty than fighting.

screen shot

Sports; Ice hockey

a shot on goal that the goalie cannot see because it was taken from behind one or more players from either team standing in front of the net.

scramble

Sports; Ice hockey

several players from both sides close together battling for possession of the puck.

shooting angle

Sports; Ice hockey

the angle determined by the position of the shooting player in relation to the goal at the moment he shoots the puck.

shoulder deke

Sports; Ice hockey

a quick move of the shoulder in one direction and the player in another to fake out the opponent.

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