Ice Hockey Vocabulary

BLUE LINE: it divides the offensive zone from the neutral zone.

BOARDING: a penalty when an offending player violently pushes an opponent player into the boards of the hockey rink.

BODYCHECK: a hit on a player.

CHARGING: a penalty when a player violently hit an opponent player travelling from a distance.

CHECKING: stopping an opponent player who has the puck or separating him from the puck usually without a penalty.

CROSS-CHECKING: is an illegal play when a player checks his opponent by using the shaft of his stick with both hands.

ELBOWING: hitting an opponent player with the elbow.

FACE-OFF: two players battle for the puck after it has been dropped by a refereee or linesman.

GOAL LINE: is the red line at each end of the ice rink.

HIGH- STICKING: hitting or touching an opponent player with the the stick above shoulder level.

HOLDING (the stick): grabbing an opponent’s body (stick).

HOOKING: to hook an opponent with the stick to slow his speed.

ICING: when a player  shoots the puck across the red line and the opposing team’s goal line without being touched by other player.

LINESMAN: an official whose job is mainly to judge icing and offside violations.

OFFSIDE: when a player from an attacking team enters (crosses the blue line) the offensive zone by both skates before the puck gets there.

PENALTY SHOT: a penalty awarded after a team loses a clear scoring opportunity due to a foul.

POWER PLAY: when at least one opposing player is serving a penalty so the other team has more players in the rink.

PUCK: a black disc made of vulcanised rubber.

RED LINE: this line divides the ice rink into two equal halves.

ROUGHING: striking or punching an opponent.

SHIFT: it is a session during which the player plays on the ice.

SLASHING: swinging an hockey stick at an opposing player.

SHOOTOUT:if the score remains tied after overtime a set number of players from each team take penalty shots.

SHORT HANDED: it refers to having fewer players on the ice as a result of a penalty.

TOO MANY MEN ON THE ICE: having more players on the ice than allowed.

TRIPPING: to trip an opponent player.

ICE HOCKEY SLANG

apple: an assist

biscuit: the puck

bucket: a helmet

chiclets: teeth

five – hole: the space between goalie’s legs

light the lamp: to score a goal

sin bin: a penalty box

sweater: in ice hockey jersey

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EASY GRAMMAR

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