Hockey Terms Defined Part 4

Hockey terms defined, lingo and jargon are part of sports gamerisms, Define Your Game!
Part 4 completes hockey gamerisms provided for hockey players and fans who love slap shots.

Hockey Terms Defined: R

• Rag the Puck: jargon for playing around with the puck to keep it away from the opposition or run out the game clock.
• Rebound: a shot on goal that bounces off the goalie or the crossbar in front of the net.
• Red Light: He or She scores! as the goal judge turns on the light.
• Red Line: marked line mid-ice between the goal lines. See centerline.
• Referee: the big cheese of game officials who calls the majority of penalties.
• Restraining Circle: refers to face off circle.
• Rockered Blades: specialized equipment with rounded toe and heel to make for a quicker turn.
• Right Wing: this forward works the right area of the ice and is likely a right-handed shooter.
• Rink: there is a lot of room to play—200 X 85 feet.
• Roster: meet your team players.
• Roughing: if a player doesn't get into a fight, his/her penalty worthy is usually minor.
• Rush: that puck is moving real fast into the attacking zone by 1 or more players.
  

Hockey Terms Defined: S

• Saucer Pass: a pass that gets up in the air, prior to reaching its destination.
• Save: goalie has stopped a potential score.
• Scramble: dust-up amongst players who all want that puck.
• Screen: player stationed between the goal and a teammate who is in control of the puck.
• Screen Shot: taking a shot at the opposing goalie that has diminished vision and readiness due to blocking player(s).
• Shadow: player who is covering an opponent—where you go, I go.
• Shaft:   the straight part of the stick held in the hands adjoined to the blade.
• Shooting Angle: refers to the player's position at the time of the shot.
• Short-handed: occurs during a power play when one team has an extra player on the ice.
• Short-handed Goal: the extra player paid off resulting in a goal scored.
• Short Side: the goalie is closing the gap on the side of the goal cage creating a smaller area to make a shot.
• Shot on Goal:   the act of propelling the puck toward the goal. It is deemed a shot on goal if it would go into the net without being stopped by the goaltender.
• Shoulder Deke: faked ya with that move using the shoulder.
• Shutdown Player: a player that is a defensive specialist.
• Shutout: match where one team scores nada, zilch, nothing.
• Sideboards: boards along the side of the rink between the goal lines.
• Sin Bin:  hockey terms defined for the penalty box.
• Slap Shot: a whizzer where the player raises the stick full back and uses full strength on the shot.
• Slashing: penalty worthy up to a major if injury occurs and even when the target is missed. Term refers to swinging the stick at a challenger when it is below the shoulders.
• Sleeper: player who sneaks into the center or neutral zone behind the defensemen. Also known as a floater or a hanger.
• Slot: ideal area to score a goal as it is in front of the goal and a favored position of a center.
• Slow Whistle: not yet--official decides to wait on the whistle blow because of a delayed offside or penalty call.
• Smother the Puck: ok for the goalie, but penalty worthy for a player who hogs the puck with his body or hands.
• Snap Pass: shot movement using a snap of the wrists.
• Spearing: that jab at another's players body with a stick blade is penalty worthy from a minor to a game penalty if injury occurs.   
• Solo: player rush without assistance.
• Split the Defense: skillful move between two defenders.
• Stay at Home Defenseman:   a defenseman who plays very little offense and is on the ice specifically as a defenseman. 
• Stick: required equipment and partner to the puck in this game. A hockey stick is no more than 63 inches long total and blade is between 2-3 inches while a goalie stick blade is usually 3-4 inches wide and can be as long as 15.5 inches.
• Stick Check: the act of hitting an opponent's stick with your own.
• Stick Deke: faking a shot, but actually getting past the defender.
• Stickhandling: doing 2 things at once skillfully—moving down the ice with the puck.
• Stick Save: goalie has stopped a potential score with his/her stick.
• Stick Side: goalie's stick-holding side that is the opposite of glove side.
• Stops: hockey terms defined for the equivalent of saves.
• Substitution: incoming-outgoing exchange of teammates while play continues.
• Sudden-death Overtime: game over when one team scores.
• Sweep Check: act of getting the puck from a challenger by placing the shaft and blade flat on the ice.
  

Hockey Terms Defined: T

• Take the Body: jargon for body checking an opponent.
• Third Man In: player who jumps in  between two other players with the consequences of a game misconduct penalty.
• Three-on-one: scenario where 3 attackers rush one defenseman.
• Three-on-two: this time, it is 3 attackers rushing two defenseman.
• Time Out: each team gets 30 seconds and 1 time out/game to develop strategy.
• Too Many Players on the Ice: count those players because 1 or 2 should not be there, followed shortly by the official's whistle.
• Trailer: right behind you waiting for that drop or backward pass.
• Trap: strategy to curtail the opposing defense by trapping, then re-taking the puck.
• Triangle: jargon for strategy of using a triangle formation when the team is without 2 players serving penalties.
• Tripping: penalty worthy because the stick was used to trip an opponent.
• Two-line Pass: shot moving across at least 2 lines without play, resulting in a face off.
• Two-man Advantage: ultimate opportunity for a team that has 2 more players than the other team.
• Two-on-one: hockey terms defined for 2 attackers versus 1 defenseman.
• Two-on-two: term for 2 attackers versus 2 defenders.
  

Hockey Terms Defined: U - Z

• Under-led Pass: this is a tough pass to receive when the puck is behind or at one side.
• Up Ice: moving on up to the attacking zone.
• Waffle Pad: required goalie equipment worn on the stick hand.
• Washout: refers to either the goal not being allowed or an offside/icing foul is not called.
• Wing, Winger or Wingman: players on either side of the center that form the forward line.
• Wrist Shot: a shot with a short windup relying on arm strength to propel it.
• Zamboni: one of those truly memorable hockey terms defined=an ice-cleaning machine.
• Zone: three zones on an ice rink, the offensive, defensive and neutral zones separated by the blue lines.
  

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