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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).
The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.
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.
One of the oldest traditions, started by the 1896 Winnipeg Victorias, dictates that the winning team drink champagne from the top bowl after their victory. [3] During a Late Show with David Letterman Top Ten list entitled "Perks of Winning the Stanley Cup", which happened after the New York Rangers won the Cup in 1994, number one was "My friend, you can't drink beer out of a Nobel Prize!"
Paul Albert Bissonnette [1] (born March 11, 1985), nicknamed "Biz Nasty", [2] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Phoenix Coyotes.
Puck bunny. A puck bunny is a term used to describe a female ice hockey fan whose interest in the sport is purported to be primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. [1]
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In sports, trash-talk most commonly comes in the form of insults to an opposing player's playing ability or physical appearance which is ethically not acceptable. [4] The intended effects of trash-talk are to create rivalry between the players and increase the psychological pressure of opposing players to perform well or to stop the trash-talker from performing well. [5]