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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

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

clearing the puck

Sports; Ice hockey

getting the puck out of ones own defensive zone.

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.

cross bar

Sports; Ice hockey

the horizontal bar that connects the top of the two goalposts.

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