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When a player attempts to check or harass a person of the opposite team as they are reentering their defensive zone.
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A shot made opposite from the side the player normally shoots from. For instance a shot from the right side by left-handed player.
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To get past one or both of the defensemen.
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To beat the goalie to shoot past his guard, or to outwit him and score a goal.
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Behind the Net refers to the area of ice behind the goal cage. This is part of the legal playing area.
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To pass the puck without looking in the direction in which it is going.
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The pad the goaltender wears on the arm used to hold the stick. Used to deflect or block the puck.
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The blue lines are two lines 12 inches in wdith that span the width of the rink. These lines divide the rink into an attacking, neutral, and defneding zone. The defending line is the blue line closest to one's own net; the attacking line is the blue line furthest away. These lines are used in determining offside penalties.
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Name for defensman. Derived from defensemen lining up on the blue line on faceoffs at center, playing near the blue line when in the offensive zone and protecting the defensive blue line from opposing forwards.
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The Board Walls are 3.5 to 4 feet high and surround the rink. These boards are made from either wood or fiberglass and are made to keep the puck and players contained within the rink. All rinks have shatter-proof glass on top of this wall to provent injuries to spectators from both players and pucks.
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This is a minor penalty which occurs when a player tries to throw another player into the boards. If an injury is sustained, it cbecomes a major penalty.
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When a hockey player forcefully bumps into another player with either his hip or shoulder to block him. It is only permissable for a player to body check the player in control of the puck the last player to control it.
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A penalty-killing setup in the defensive zone where the defensive team forms a "box" in front of their goalie and keeps the opponents on the outskirts. Protects the "Slot" in front of the net.
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A break is a chance to rush the opposing team when their forwards are out of position.
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A break when a player has gotten past the opposing team's defnesemen and is one-on-one with their goalie.
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A pass made to a teammate in order for him to make a breakaway.
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This occurs when a player jabs another player with the shaft of his hockey stick, resulting in a major penalty.
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