Descriptionary

hip check a body check with the hip.

hook check an attempt to steal the puck from an opponent from behind or from the side with the stick blade.

hooking illegally catching and holding an opponent with the crook of the stick.

icing illegally shooting the puck from behind the center red line and across the goal line of the oppo­nent where it is first touched by an opponent, exclud­ing the goalie.

kick save stopping a shot on goal by sticking a foot out to block it.

kill a penalty to avoid being scored against when shorthanded a player due to a penalty.

left wing the largely offensive position played on the left side of the rink.

linesmen two officials who make icing and offside calls, conduct faceoffs, and otherwise control the game.

major penalty a 5-minute penalty, levied on a player for unnecessarily rough play or for fighting.

man advantage the advantage of a full team play­ing against a shorthanded team.

minor penalty a two-minute penalty levied on a player for minor infractions.

mucking scrambling and battling for the puck in the corners. Also known as digging.

neutral zone the center area of the rink, between the two blue lines.

NHL National Hockey League.

offside a violation in which a player is present in the attacking zone as the puck crosses the blue line. Receiving an illegal pass in this position.

penalty removing a player from the game for a specified amount of time for committing an infraction or foul.

penalty box where penalized players must sit out their penalty time.

penalty killing percentage statistic that indicates the times a team has avoided being scored against when playing shorthanded.

penalty minutes a statistic of total penalty time served by a player or team in a game, series, or season.

penalty shot a free shot on goal defended only by the goalie.

period one of three 20-minute time periods in a game.

poke check poking the puck away from an oppo­nent with the blade of the stick.

policeman an intimidating player with a reputation for quick retribution against any rough play from the opposing side.

power play any man-advantage situation. power play goal a goal scored on a power play. puck a 3-inch rubber disk.

pull the goalie in a catch-up situation in the final moments of a game, to remove the goalie and sub­stitute him with an offensive player to strategically increase the odds of scoring a game-tying goal.

pure hat trick a score of three consecutive goals by the same player with no points scored by others in between.

rag the puck to handle the puck for a lengthy period of time.

red light the red goal light.

red line the wide center line that divides the rink in half.

referee the official who enforces rules of the game.

referee's crease the marked semicircle in front of the penalty timekeeper.

roughing excessively roughing up an opponent, an infraction.

rush to move the puck into the attacking zone toward the goal.

save to prevent a goal.

screen to position oneself between the goalie and a teammate preparing to shoot on goal to block the goalie's view.

shadow to guard an opponent closely.

shorthanded short one or more team members.

slapshot a hard, driving shot made with a high backswing of the stick.

slashing illegally slashing an opponent with the stick.

slot the area extending 10 yards out from the goal, from which most goals are scored.

smother the puck to fall on and cover the puck with one's body in order to stop play.

snap pass a quick pass made with little stick movement.

spearing illegally stabbing or poking an opponent with the stick blade.

split the defense to break through two or more defenders into the attacking zone.

stick check stealing the puck away from an oppo­nent with the stick.

take a penalty to commit an infraction intention­ally in order to stop play.

take the body to give or receive a body check.

trailer a teammate who skates behind the puckhan- dler for a possible drop pass.

wing one of two players who play on the right and left sides of the rink.

Zamboni the vehicle used to resurface or freshen the ice between periods.

hunting

area drive a hunting method in which one or more hunters drive or scare out game from woods while another hunter waits in ambush along game trail.

bag to shoot and capture a game animal.

bag limit the maximum number of game animals that may be taken legally by one hunter in a hunting season or period.

baiting a method of attracting game by spreading food along game trails, illegal in many areas.

blind a camouflaged or hidden shelter from which a hunter waits to ambush game. A duck blind.