Hockey Terms

You may think hockey players are like every other kind of athletes, but you would be wrong. Hockey players have terms to insult or to compliment the playing style of other players. You also use this slang to talk about an object. Here are some of the crazy words and definitions.

Biscuit - A slang term for the puck.
Blueliner - Another name for a defenseman.
Blue Lines - The pair of one-foot wide blue lines which extend across the ice at a distance of 60 feet from each goal.
Box - 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.
Cherry-picking - When a player, generally a forward, hangs out near or beyond his own blue line waiting for a loose puck so that he can have a breakaway.
Coast to coast - When a player carries the puck from his own end into the offensive end.
Crease - The shaded blue area directly in front of the goal where only the goalie is allowed.
Deke - To fake an opponent out of position.
Down Low - The area around the net or behind it.
Draw Man - A player who takes faceoffs.
Faceoff - The dropping of the puck between one player from each team to start or resume play.
Five-hole - The area between the goalie's leg pads.
Freezing the Puck - To hold the puck against the boards with either the stick or skate to get a stoppage of play.
Goal Line - The red line which runs between the goal posts and extends in both directions to the side boards.
Hat Trick - The scoring of three or more goals by a player in one game. A natural hat trick is when the same player scores three consecutive goals.
One-Timer - The act of shooting the puck directly off a pass.
Point - The area near the blue line from where shots or passes are made. There is a left point and a right point.
Power Play - A power play occurs when a team has a one-man or two-man advantage becauseof an opponent's penalties.
Save - A shot blocked by the goaltender, which would have been a goal if not stopped.
Screened Shot - Goaltender's view is blocked by players between he and the shooter.
Slap Shot - Hitting the puck with the blade of the stick after taking a full backswing.
Slot - The area immediately in front of the net between the two faceoff circles, extending from the bottom of the circles up to the top of them.
Splitting the ''D'' - The player with the puck attempts to squeeze between the opponent's defensemen.
Stick Handling - To control the puck along the ice.
Sin Bin- The penalty box.
Bender- Someone who can't skate well.
Snip Show- Someone who snipes the puck in to a top corner of the net.
Dangle- Someone who makes an unreal move around someone.
Bend Show- A whole team of benders.
Dangle Show- A whole team of danglers.
Pip Show- When someone takes a shot and hits the post.
Bar Down- When someone takes a shot and hits the cross bar and goes straight down in.
Sieve- A goalie who lets weak goals in.