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In ice hockey, a deke is a type of feint or fake technique whereby a player draws an opposing player out of position or skates by the opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck. [1] The term is a Canadianism formed by abbreviating the word decoy. [2] [3]
Lochtegate is the colloquial name of the scandal involving United States swim team members Ryan Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz, and Jack Conger during the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Also trapper or catching glove. The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick. centre Also center. A forward position whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice. change on the fly Substituting a player from the bench during live play, i.e. not during a stoppage prior to a faceoff. charging The act of taking more than three strides or ...
René Fasel, the former president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, has spoken out against fighting in the sport. The Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine announced in Position Statement in 1988 that "Fighting does cause injuries, which range from fractures of the hands and face to lacerations and eye injuries. At present, it is an ...
Defending champion USA, playing on back-to-back days, fell to Finland in overtime Sunday for its first loss at the world junior hockey championship.
The United States men’s hockey team surrendered a tying goal with 43.7 seconds remaining in its quarterfinal game against Slovakia, then fell on the fourth shot of a shootout to lose 3-2.
In March 2020, Japan's finance minister called the event the "cursed Olympics", noting the cancellation of the 1940 Summer Olympics due to World War II and the 66-country boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. [211] The 2020 Olympics were delayed to 2021, with the possibility of cancellation if that deadline could not be met.
Missing the Olympics was not an option for Matthew Dawson, which is why the 30-year-old Australian field hockey player decided to have his badly broken finger amputated so that he could compete at ...