Hockey: English Vocabulary List

a variation of hockey played on inline skates rather than ice skates

"Inline hockey is played on roller skates."

"Inline hockey is played on roller skates and uses a puck instead of a ball on a smooth surface."

a sport adapted from hockey for athletes with physical disabilities, played using sledges

"Para ice hockey is played on a sled."

"Para ice hockey is played on a sled and players use two sticks with metal teeth for pushing."

a goal scored in hockey when the opposing team pulls their goalkeeper from ice and replaces them with an extra skater, leaving the net undefended

"The empty-netter seals the win."

"The empty netter seals the win and the player shoots into the net when the goalie is pulled."

a quick and accurate shot in hockey made by flicking the puck with a quick motion of the wrist

"The wrist shot is quick and accurate."

"The wrist shot is quick and accurate and the player snaps his wrists to release the puck."

a powerful hockey shot using a swinging motion to strike the puck with force and speed

"He took a slapshot."

"The defenseman wound up and took a powerful slapshot that flew past the goalie into the net."

a deceptive move in hockey used by a player to fake out an opponent, typically involving quick and agile puck-handling skills

"The deke fakes out the goalie."

"The deke fakes out the goalie and the player moves the puck to one side before shooting the other way."

a situation in hockey where one team has a numerical advantage due to a penalty against the opposing team

"The power play has a one-man advantage."

"The power play has a one man advantage and the team with more skaters tries to score before the penalty ends."

(hockey) the legal act of using physical contact to impede an opponent's progress or separate them from the puck

"Body checking separates the puck carrier from the puck."

"Body checking separates the puck carrier from the puck and the checker uses his shoulder or hip."

(hockey) the strategy of aggressively pressuring the opposing team in their defensive zone to disrupt their play and regain possession of the puck

"Forechecking pressures the puck carrier in the offensive zone."

"Forechecking pressures the puck carrier in the offensive zone and tries to force a turnover."

the defensive tactic in hockey where a player rushes back to their own defensive zone to disrupt the opposing team's attack

"Backchecking disrupts the opponent's rush."

"Backchecking disrupts the opponent's rush and the forward hustles back to help the defense."

the situation in hockey when a team is playing shorthanded due to a penalty and is defending against the opposing team's power play

"The penalty kill prevents a power play goal."

"The penalty kill prevents a power play goal and the short handed team tries to clear the puck."

one of the two lines that mark the beginning of the offensive and defensive zones on the hockey rink

"The puck clears the blue line for offside."

"The puck clears the blue line for offside and the attacking player cannot enter the zone before the puck."

a professional ice hockey league comprising teams from North America

"The National Hockey League is very popular."

"The National Hockey League attracts millions of fans every season who enjoy watching exciting ice hockey games."

of a play or shot made using the back side of the hockey stick

"He hit a backhand shot."

"He executed a powerful backhand shot with his hockey stick to score the winning goal."

a rule violation that occurs when a player shoots the puck from behind the center red line across the opposing team's goal line without it being touched by another player

"Icing is waved off if the team touches the puck."

"Icing is waved off if the team touches the puck and the linesman stops play when the puck crosses the goal line."

a tiebreaker in hockey where players take turns trying to score on the opposing goalie

"The shootout decides the tie game."

"The shootout decides the tie game and three players from each team take alternating shots on the goalie."