Glossary of ice hockey terms

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A

assists

B

blue lines

C

A forward position whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice.}}

D

defencemen Either of two players who are positioned further back on the ice than the forwards, with the primary responsibility of clearing the in front of their team's in order to prevent the opposing team from making offensive plays.}}

E

F

faceoffs

When a team is short one player due to a penalty being incurred.}}

The situation that occurs when one team has two players in the penalty box at the same time while the opposing team has no penalties. This leaves the opposing team with five skaters (not including the goaltender) to the penalized team's three.}}

G

A player who plays in and around the goal (net), whose job it is to prevent the puck from crossing the and thereby prevent opposing players from scoring.}}

A type of who wields violence indiscriminately, disrupting the opposing team at the cost of penalties.{{cite journal|title=Towards an Explanation of Hockey Violence: A Reference Other Approach|first=Michael D.|last=Smith|journal=The Canadian Journal of Sociology|date=Spring 1979|volume=4|number=2|pages=105–124|publisher=Canadian Journal of Sociology|doi=10.2307/3339824 |jstor=3339824 |doi-access=free}}}}

H

hits

I

J

K

L

line changes

linesmen

M

The maneuver of lifting the with the and throwing it under the top corner of the while skating behind the net, while the protects the bottom corner. Bill Armstrong invented the move, but Mike Legg made it into a permanent sports reel staple while playing for the University of Michigan Using the Michigan in a full-speed variation, Mikael Granlund scored a goal at the 2011 IIHF World Championship semifinal versus Russia, helping Finland progress into the final.}}

N

O

officials

P

penalty kill

Q

R

S

spin-o-rama

T

A defensive-style hockey strategy in which a team loads up the with players so that the opposing team has a difficult time crossing the blue line and gaining the zone.}}

U

V

W

Y

Z

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