Sports - Hockey

a variation of hockey played on inline skates rather than ice skates

a sport adapted from hockey for athletes with physical disabilities, played using sledges

a goal scored in hockey when the opposing team pulls their goalkeeper from ice and replaces them with an extra skater, leaving the net undefended

a quick and accurate shot in hockey made by flicking the puck with a quick motion of the wrist

a powerful hockey shot using a swinging motion to strike the puck with force and speed

a deceptive move in hockey used by a player to fake out an opponent, typically involving quick and agile puck-handling skills

a penalty in hockey that is called when a player forcefully pushes an opponent into the boards surrounding the rink

a situation in hockey where one team has a numerical advantage due to a penalty against the opposing team

(hockey) the act of using one's stick or body to cause an opponent to fall or stumble

(hockey) the legal act of using physical contact to impede an opponent's progress or separate them from the puck

(hockey) the strategy of aggressively pressuring the opposing team in their defensive zone to disrupt their play and regain possession of the puck

the defensive tactic in hockey where a player rushes back to their own defensive zone to disrupt the opposing team's attack

the situation in hockey when a team is playing shorthanded due to a penalty and is defending against the opposing team's power play

one of the two lines that mark the beginning of the offensive and defensive zones on the hockey rink

(in ice hockey) to use one's body or stick to block or hinder an opponent's progress or play

(hockey) relating to a situation in ice hockey where a player has a clear path to the opponent's goal without any defenders

a professional ice hockey league comprising teams from North America

the way play restarts after a stoppage, where two players try to get the puck by using their sticks to hit or guide it to their teammates

(in hockey) to use one's stick to impede or trip an opponent

one of the three equal divisions of play in hockey, each lasting typically 20 minutes

of a play or shot made using the back side of the hockey stick

a rule violation that occurs when a player shoots the puck from behind the center red line across the opposing team's goal line without it being touched by another player

a tiebreaker in hockey where players take turns trying to score on the opposing goalie