n
(ice hockey, slang) An assist.
v
(transitive, ice hockey) To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.
adj
(ice hockey) Of a play that uses the back side of the hockey stick
v
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
n
(sports) position on the field of play
n
(ice hockey) A player from a junior league who is called up by an NHL team after their original team's season has ended and kept as a reserve player.
n
A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
n
(ice hockey) A member of the National Hockey League's New York Rangers, named for the blue sweaters they wear in away games.
adj
(ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
v
(field hockey) To begin or restart a game by means of a bully-off.
n
(field hockey or ice hockey, water polo) The goal.
n
(ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
n
(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
n
(roller derby) The act of deliberately picking up a minor penalty in order to visit the penalty box at a convenient time.
n
(ice hockey, handball) The goal crease; an area in front of each goal.
v
(ice hockey) To perform a cross check.
n
(ice hockey) A penalty where a player strikes another with the shaft of his stick.
n
(ice hockey, baseball, slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.
n
(ice hockey) The zone between the blue line and the end board in a team's own end of the rink. The same area is the attacking zone for the opposing team.
n
(ice hockey) The ice between a team's own blue line and its end board.
n
As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.
n
(slang, derogatory, ice hockey) Detroit Red Wings.
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
v
(soccer) To hit or kick off target.
n
(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
n
(ice hockey) Alternative spelling of empty-netter [(ice hockey) An empty-net goal.]
n
(ice hockey) A point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.
n
(sports, chiefly ice hockey) The starting point in a match of ice hockey, where two players face each other to snatch the puck.
n
(ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee
n
(ice hockey) A dot in the centre of the ice; where the face-off takes place
v
(ice hockey) To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team
n
The framework, covered with netting or mesh, that forms an ice hockey or water polo goal.
v
(derogatory, ice hockey, slang, intransitive) To loiter near the opposing net, hoping to score an easy goal.
v
(ice hockey) To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.
n
(sports) a designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
n
(ice hockey, slang) A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
n
(ice hockey) A member of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.
v
(ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
n
(ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
v
(ice hockey) to perform a hip check
n
(non-native speakers' English) A hockey player.
n
(field hockey) Someone who plays hockey
n
(ice hockey, bandy, floorball) The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.
v
(ice hockey) To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.
n
(roller derby) A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
adv
(chiefly ice hockey) Very defensively; so as to prevent opponents from scoring.
n
(figuratively) An unexpected, bizarre, or unwatched source (especially in the phrases out of left field and from left field).
n
(ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
n
(sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
n
(golf) A scoring system in which points are awarded for each hole won, as opposed to stroke play.
n
(ice hockey) A penalty sending the offending player to the penalty box for 2 minutes or (after the 1955–1956 season) the next score by the opposing team.
n
(ice hockey, field hockey) goalkeeping, goaltending
n
(ice hockey) A zone on the playing surface between the attacking zone and the defending zone as delineated by the two blue lines.
n
(ice hockey) Someone who plays ice hockey in the NHL.
adj
(Britain, in relation to a vehicle) On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left).
adj
(sports, ice hockey) Not taking place on ice.
n
(ice hockey) The ice between the opposing team's blue line and their end board.
v
(sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
n
(ice hockey) A player who is older than the maximum age permitted in a junior league.
n
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
n
(idiomatic, figuratively) A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.).
n
(ice hockey) An effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.
n
(lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
n
(ice hockey, slang) A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
n
(ice hockey) A player skilled or involved in puck-handling.
n
(ice hockey) goalkeeper, goaltender
v
(lacrosse) To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
v
(ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
n
A player who competes in said contests; a ruckman or ruckwoman.
n
(ice hockey) A pass which stays flat through the air and lands flat, used to pass over an opponent's stick
n
(sports, colloquial) A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.
n
(ice hockey) A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
n
(ice hockey, informal) A short-handed goal.
n
(ice hockey) A counter of the total shots on net for a team in a game; or average shots on net per unit time for a game.
n
(hurling) A penalty shot awarded against a player who runs over the sideline with the ball. The opponents take a free puck from where the ball crossed the line.
n
(field hockey or ice hockey) A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.
n
(ice hockey slang) A player who specializes in scoring goals.
n
(ice hockey) A group of ice hockey players most often used during power plays consisting of more defensive players than usual on the team that was penalized in hopes of killing the penalty, or more offensive players than usual on the team with the advantage in players to increase the chance of scoring a goal.
n
A large outdoor area for playing sport; a stadium, pitch, etc.
v
(idiomatic, ice hockey, soccer) Of a goalie: to make exceptional saves.
n
(roller derby) The transfer of jammer status to a team's pivot, accomplished by passing a helmet cover marked with a star.
n
(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.
n
(soccer) A very powerful shot.
n
(curling) The official who presides over a curling game.
n
(video games) A wall jump.
v
(ice hockey) to hit a wrist shot
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