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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

Drop pass

Sports; Ice hockey

When a player simply leaves the puck behind for a teammate following him to pick up.

Enforcer

Sports; Ice hockey

Also called the policeman; is usually the most penalised player on a team; he has the job of protecting his teammates from harm; generally a larger player who is not afraid of any fight.

Double minor

Sports; Ice hockey

A type of minor penalty given for certain accidental infractions that result in an injury to another player or for certain deliberate attempts to injure an opponent that are unsuccessful; penalty ...

Eastern Conference

Sports; Ice hockey

The renamed Wales Conference beginning with the 1993-94 season which contains the Atlantic, Northeast and Southeast Divisions.

Empty-net goal

Sports; Ice hockey

A goal scored against a team that has pulled the goalie.

Elbowing

Sports; Ice hockey

A minor penalty which occurs when a player strikes his opponent with an elbow to impede his progress.

Behind the net

Sports; Ice hockey

The area of ice behind the goal cage is legal territory.

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