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The superstitious practice of a hockey player not shaving off his facial hair during the playoffs, consequently growing a beard. plus-minus A hockey statistic that can apply to a player or an offensive or defensive line indicating whether they were on the ice when the opposing team scored (a minus) or on the ice when their team scored (a plus).
This is a list of nicknames in the sport of ice hockey. Most are related to professional ice hockey such as the National Hockey League. A few notable nicknames from the Canadian major junior hockey leagues, the U.S. colleges, and national teams are excluded.
More selected quotes ... A puck is a hard rubber disc that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another. ”
In some cases, the specific sport may not be known; these entries may be followed by the generic term sports, or a slightly more specific term, such as team sports (referring to such games as baseball, football, hockey, etc.), ball sports (baseball, tennis, volleyball, etc.), etc. This list does not include idioms derived exclusively from baseball.
He is a furry green alien with hockey sticks for antennas who comes from a galaxy far, far away. [38] His name is a play on the Dallas Stars' team color Victory Green or may be a reference to former owner Norman Green. [39] He was introduced on September 13, 2014, and is the first mascot of the Stars' franchise.
Kirill Kaprizov doesn’t need much space to score a goal, but he’s not above getting a little help from the opposing goalie. The Minnesota star forward banked a puck from a sharp angle off the ...
Fighting skills can allow insufficiently talented or smaller players to play in leagues where their hockey skills alone would not have otherwise granted them admission. [2] Enforcers sometimes take boxing lessons to improve their fighting. [2] Some players combine aspects of the enforcer role with strong play in other areas of the game.
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