What is a shorty in hockey?
A shorty is when a team scores a goal with fewer men on the ice during an opponent's power play.
Donk. To mess around, or act like an ass; to have fun fooling around during hockey practice, instead of dilligently training/drilling. e.g. "I could donk all day boys" Hockey slang. Donkey juice.
Top cookies: top shelf (where grandma hides the cookies) Trapezoid: the area behind the net where a goalie is allowed to play the puck. Turtle: when a player completely covers himself up as to not be involved in a fight. Twig: a hockey stick, also derived from when they used to be made of wood.
Lettuce: hair, on the head and the face. Light the Lamp: scoring a goal — a red light goes off behind the net when a team scores a goal. Lip lettuce: a mustache.
US slang (also shawty) an attractive young woman: Hey shorty, what's up?
Pizza: A brutal pass up the middle of the ice intercepted by the opposing team. "Bidini is serving up more pizzas tonight than Little Caesar's."
Red Wings fans have thrown an octopus on the ice since 1952, going from a tradition signifying the number of wins the team needed to capture the Stanley Cup to sight you see at nearly every Detroit game – at the Joe and on the road.
Probably the most common (and most cliché) hockey-talk phrases is “ferda”. Ferda is a shortened form of the phrase “for the boys/girls” which is commonly used in hockey jargon in reference to a good teammate or to an action by a teammate that is beneficial to the team.
Meyer had the classic “flow” defined in a second ESPN video as “long, straight, beautiful hockey hair,” while Loe has more of a “salad,” defined as “thick, often curly, always awesome.” “I love it,” Doell said, “especially being a guy who had long hair.”
Apple: an assist. Bar Down/Bar Mexico: a type of shot that hits the bottom of the crossbar and shoots right down into the net. All beauties (see below) attempt to go bar down whenever possible, as it is seen as a very impressive shot. Just listen to the sound as the puck hits the bar and goes in below.
What does R mean in hockey?
R. Rover (ice hockey)
Snipe/Sniper
A very commonly used term that most hockey fans should already know that refers to an insane shot that places the puck in a tiny space for a goal. A sniper is a player who can do this on a regular basis. Example: Dangle, Snipe, Celly, the perfect combination.
Scoring four goals in a hockey game is much less common than a hat trick. If a player scores four goals in a single game, it is sometimes referred to as a “Texas hat trick.” This term is less commonly used than a hat trick, and its origins are uncertain.
Clap Bomb — Clapper. A vicious slapshot that makes a loud noise similar to a clapping sound.
The first known printed reference was in Montreal, in 1876 (Montreal Gazette of February 7, 1876), just a year after the first indoor game was played there. A hockey puck is also referred to colloquially as a "biscuit". To put the "biscuit in the basket" (colloquial for the goal) is to score a goal.
Scoring four goals in a hockey game is much less common than a hat trick. If a player scores four goals in a single game, it is sometimes referred to as a “Texas hat trick.” This term is less commonly used than a hat trick, and its origins are uncertain.
No, a team can never have less than 3 players on the ice. If a team takes a penalty while they have three players on the ice the penalty will be served at the expiry of the penalty with the least amount of time left.
A snap shot is an abbreviated wrist shot in ice hockey. The purpose of the snap shot is to combine the main advantages of the wrist shot (shot accuracy and quick delivery) and slap shot (puck speed). The snap shot is accomplished with a quick snap of the wrists while the puck rests in place.
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