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Off Season Topic: Hockey Terminology

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D2D

Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey
Over the past month or so I've put together a list of hockey terms that most good hockey fans should at least be familiar with or, put another way, non-hockey fans wouldn't have a clue what they mean.

Many on the list have become popularized only relatively recently, while others have been around and survived the test of time. Others are unique to the sport, while others you'll typically only see in print or hear on broadcasts, as opposed to casual conversation in the stands or between periods.

The following list is by no means complete, and in fact I'm curious how many other hockey terms can be added by fellow USCHO posters...if for no other reason it's the offseason and we need to keep our hockey minds sharp! ;)

Hockey Terminology
backpressure
beast
biscuit in the basket
blowing a tire
blue paint
butterfly
chippy
clogging up the middle
crash the net
dangle
dasher
D-corps
dipsy do
dirty areas
draw
embellishment
five hole
good stick
half wall/end wall/the wall
hatty (hattie)
helper
hockey sense
‘juicy’ rebound
lights the lamp
move your feet!
pinch
point blank
potted
puck luck
puck support
roofs it
saucer pass
“sees the ice”
shorty
sloppy
snipe
“stood on her head”
time and space
toe drag
top shelf
twig
umbrella
wrister
 
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Dive
Hack
Jets
Laser
Poke check
 
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Chicklets
Puck bunnies
wafers
spin-o-rama
stack the pads
patrol the blueline
overload
cycling
 
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Re: Off Season Topic: Hockey Terminology

Great suggestions - all included below!

Hockey Terminology
backpressure
beast
biscuit in the basket
blowing a tire
blue paint
butterfly
chippy
clogging up the middle
crash the net
dangle
dasher
D-corps
dipsy do
dirty areas
dive
draw
embellishment
five hole
good stick
grocery stick
hack
half boards
half wall/end wall/the wall
hatty (hattie)
helper
hockey sense
jets
‘juicy’ rebound
laser
lights the lamp
move your feet!
pinch
point blank
pokecheck
potted
puck luck
puck support
roofs it
saucer pass
“sees the ice”
shorty
sloppy
snipe
“stood on her head”
tape-to-tape
time and space
toe drag
top shelf
twig
umbrella
wrister
 
Re: Off Season Topic: Hockey Terminology

Some more good ones - surprised TimothyA didn't chime in with "sieve". And no, I'm not adding rodents! ;)

Hockey Terminology
backpressure
beast
bender
biscuit in the basket
blowing a tire
blue paint
butterfly
cherry pick
chippy
clogging up the middle
crash the net
cycling
dangle
dasher
D-corps
dipsy do
dirty areas
dive
draw
duster
embellishment
fish stick
five hole
good stick
grocery stick
hack
half boards
half wall/end wall/the wall
hat trick/hattie/pure hat trick/Gordy Howe hat trick)
helper
hockey sense
jets
‘juicy’ rebound
laser
lights the lamp
metallurgy
move your feet!
pinch
point blank
pokecheck
potted
puck luck
puck support
roofs it
saucer pass
“sees the ice”
shorty
sieve
sin bin
slew-footing
sloppy
snipe
“stood on her head”
tape-to-tape
time and space
toe drag
top shelf
twig
umbrella
wrister
 
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onion bag
post to post
post to post and in
post to post and out
bar down
crossbar
water bottle (goal)
crease (in the)
paddle down
angles
shuffle
skate save
take (play) the man
ride him out
off the post (crossbar)
rung the post (crossbar)
north-south
undressed
pylon
beater
leather skater (OK, you didn't specify an era)

And a favourite from a friend of mine..."scared nobody but his/her own team mates!" May not be hockey specific but it's usable.
 
Re: Off Season Topic: Hockey Terminology

bc6696 said:
bar down
wheel
Click to expand...

slapper
clapper
chip out
faceoff
the dots
guts of the ice
seal the middle
middle lane
the house
grade A
beaut/beauty
silky
garbage goal



listen to any doc emrick broadcast and you'll get about 30 new words for moving the puck...
 
Re: Off Season Topic: Hockey Terminology

Some of these I've never heard of before...maybe they're only used north of the border? Like "onion bag" maybe? Clapper? Guts of the ice? I'll go with them, at least for now, but I may pare down the list at some point. I'm also adding "screen(ed)", "dump in" and "grinder".

Hockey Terminology
angles
backpressure
bar down
beast
beater
beaut/beauty
bender
biscuit in the basket
blowing a tire
blue paint
butterfly
cherry pick
chippy
chip out
clapper
clogging up the middle
crash the net
crease (in the)
crossbar
cycling
dangle
dasher
D-corps
dipsy do
dirty areas
dive
draw
dump in
duster
embellishment
face off
fish stick
five hole
garbage goal
good stick
Grade A
grinder
grocery stick
guts of the ice
hack
half boards
half wall/end wall/the wall
hat trick/hattie/pure hat trick/Gordy Howe hat trick)
helper
hockey sense
jets
‘juicy’ rebound
laser
leather skater
lights the lamp
metallurgy
middle lane
move your feet!
north-south
off the post (cross bar)
onion bag
paddle down
pinch
play (take) the body (man)
point blank
pokecheck
post-to-post
post-to-post and in
post-to-post and out
potted
puck luck
puck support
pylon
ride him out
roofs it
rung the post (cross bar)
saucer pass
screen(ed)
seal the middle
“sees the ice”
shorty
shuffle
sieve
silky
sin bin
skate save
slapper
slew-footing
sloppy
snipe
“stood on her head”
tape-to-tape
the dots
the house
time and space
toe drag
top shelf
twig
umbrella
undressed
water bottle (goal)
wheels
wrister
 
D2D said:
Some of these I've never heard of before...maybe they're only used north of the border? Like "onion bag" maybe? Clapper? Guts of the ice? I'll go with them, at least for now, but I may pare down the list at some point. I'm also adding "screen(ed)", "dump in" and "grinder".

Hockey Terminology
angles
backpressure
bar down
beast
beater
beaut/beauty
bender
biscuit in the basket
blowing a tire
blue paint
butterfly
cherry pick
chippy
chip out
clapper
clogging up the middle
crash the net
crease (in the)
crossbar
cycling
dangle
dasher
D-corps
dipsy do
dirty areas
dive
draw
dump in
duster
embellishment
face off
fish stick
five hole
garbage goal
good stick
Grade A
grinder
grocery stick
guts of the ice
hack
half boards
half wall/end wall/the wall
hat trick/hattie/pure hat trick/Gordy Howe hat trick)
helper
hockey sense
jets
‘juicy’ rebound
laser
leather skater
lights the lamp
metallurgy
middle lane
move your feet!
north-south
off the post (cross bar)
onion bag
paddle down
pinch
play (take) the body (man)
point blank
pokecheck
post-to-post
post-to-post and in
post-to-post and out
potted
puck luck
puck support
pylon
ride him out
roofs it
rung the post (cross bar)
saucer pass
screen(ed)
seal the middle
“sees the ice”
shorty
shuffle
sieve
silky
sin bin
skate save
slapper
slew-footing
sloppy
snipe
“stood on her head”
tape-to-tape
the dots
the house
time and space
toe drag
top shelf
twig
umbrella
undressed
water bottle (goal)
wheels
wrister
Click to expand...

Clapper=slapshot
Guts of the ice= are between the dots up and down the ice that is critical to protect.

And Im American.
 
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Major penalty

Boards

Clang

Icing

Keeper (goalie)

Off sides

Short handed

Zebra (Officials)

Need words beginning with q v x and y and you have the whole alphabet covered :)
 
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Always thought Al Shaver was the best play by play guy. A favorite description, or term he used frequently was Barrett / Hartsy / Giles / Maxwell...insert another North Star D, "staples" the opposing forward to the boards. Al would say it loudly and enthusiastically. Yeah...staples, I like that one.
 
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