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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grocery stick

Sports; Ice hockey

A slang hockey term for a player who does not play very much. These player often sit in the middle of the bench, seperating the defensemen from the forwards. Similar to a grocery stick on a conveyor ...

bender

Sports; Ice hockey

A slang hockey term for a person who does not skate well. These people's ankles often appear to be bending inward because they are not strong on their skates.

bar down

Sports; Ice hockey

An ice hockey term used to describe a goal that deflects off the crossbar and down into the goal.

five hole

Sports; Ice hockey

The area betweeen a goaltender's legs. Often considered the hardest place to score a goal in ice hockey.

shutout

Sports; Ice hockey

An ice hockey game in which a goaltender does not give up any goals. It is a common statistic in ice hockey.

natural hat trick

Sports; Ice hockey

When a player scores three goals in a row in a single game. No player from either team can score a goal during the player's three successive goals.

penalty shot

Sports; Ice hockey

Awarded to a player on a breakaway when they are illegally obstructed by an opposing player. The penalty shot allows the obstructed player to start with the puck at the center ice dot and take one ...