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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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charging
Sports; Ice hockey
a minor penalty which occurs when a player makes a deliberate move of more than two steps when body checking an opponent; if serious injury is caused or blood is drawn it becomes a major penalty.
clearing the zone
Sports; Ice hockey
when a defending player sends the puck out of the opponent's attacking zone, all the attacking players must leave or clear the zone to avoid being called offsides when the puck reenters the zone.
check or checking
Sports; Ice hockey
any contact initiated by a defending player against an opponent to get the puck away from him or slow him down; there are two main types of checks
cover
Sports; Ice hockey
when a player stays close to an opponent to prevent him from receiving a pass or making a play on offense.
crease lines
Sports; Ice hockey
the red lines that form the semi-circular area with a 6-foot radius in front of the goal called the goal crease.
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