Hockey glossary Flashcards
1-man advantage
(Also called a one-man advantage) When a team is short one player due to a penalty being incurred.
2 and ten
When an offending player gets a minor penalty and a ten-minute misconduct
2-man advantage
(Also called a two-man advantage) is when one team has had two players sent to the penalty box. This leaves the opponent with five skaters (i.e., not including the goaltender) to penalized team’s three.
2-on-1
When a team enters the attacking zone and outnumbers the opposing players in the zone.
3-on-2
When a team enters the attacking zone and outnumbers the opposing players in the zone.
5 and a game
a five-minute penalty that includes automatic expulsion from the game and, depending on the league, possibly subsequent games. Often called for attempts to deliberately injure an opponent, official or fan.
5-on-3
(Also called a two-man advantage) is when one team has had two players sent to the penalty box. This leaves the opponent with five skaters (i.e., not including the goaltender) to penalized team’s three.
5-on-4
(Also called a one-man advantage) When a team is short one player due to a penalty being incurred.
5-on-5
When both teams have five skaters and one goaltender on the ice.
angling
Pushing an opposing team’s player to the side in your defensive zone, keeping them out the middle of the defensive zone.
Apple
an assist
assist
Attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate.
attacking zone
The opposing team’s end of the ice; extends from the blue line to the end boards.
Babysitter
A babysitter is a term used for a star player that is put on a line with two players of less skill, almost as if he is babysitting their line. Example: Hey man how’s babysitting those two benders out there? They’re wrecking your plus/minus.
Backchecking
The act of skating back to your defensive zone and applying pressure to opposing players when they have possession of the puck and are on the rush. We often joke “what is backchecking”, because adult league players are notorious for not being very motivated backcheckers. It should be noted that backchecking is NOT the act of checking someone in the back with your stick. That is known as cross checking, and is a penalty.
backhand
A pass or shot that is taken from the backside of the blade of the stick.
Bar Down
A shot that hits the bottom of the crossbar and goes right down into the net. Such a shot is normally responsible for an enormous grin by the shooter and for oohs and aahs from everyone else (except maybe the goalie).
Barn
A rink or arena. As in “They have to come play in our barn tonight.”
Barnburner
a high-scoring game
Beauty/Beautician
A player that is talented, both on and off the ice, and loved by his teammates.
Bender
A bender is widely-used term for players who are terrible at skating and look as if their skates aren’t tied tight enough because their ankles bend when they stand on them. No offense to Holmstrom as he is great at doing what he does and has been for the better part of a decade, but he is a terrible skater and looks like he needs his mom to tie his skates tighter for him. Example: That bender looks like his ankles are going to snap under his own weight, he needs to get off the ice before I dangle him.
best-on-best
A competition featuring the most elite level of players possible. Most commonly used in the context of men’s international tournaments that allow professional players and are held at a time that does not conflict with league schedules.
Biscuit
The puck
black ace
A minor professional league or junior amateur league player recalled to their parent NHL club for the Stanley Cup playoffs.