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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Dead puck

Sports; Ice hockey

A puck that flies out of the rink or that a player has caught in his hand.

Deke or deking

Sports; Ice hockey

A decoying or faking motion by the puck-carrier; the art of making a defensive player think you are going to pass or move in a certain direction when you are not. There are shoulder dekes, stick ...

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.

Defensive line

Sports; Ice hockey

Consists of two defensemen.

Delay of game

Sports; Ice hockey

A minor penalty imposed on any player who purposely delays the game in any way, such as shooting or batting the puck outside the playing area or displacing the goalpost from its normal position.

Cross-checking

Sports; Ice hockey

A minor penalty which occurs when a player holds his stick in both hands and drives the shaft into an opponent; a stick cheque where a player has both hands on the stick and no part of the stick on ...