hockey

I

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. ice hockey, field hockey, hockey game, shinny*, block-and-bunt*; see also game 1 , sport 3 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

ice hockey, field hockey, sport.

WORD FIND

ice hockey

• avoid being scored against while shorthanded: kill a penalty

• bumping opponent away from play: check, body check

• cup: Stanley

• disk: puck

• drop of puck by referee between two players: face-off

• fake a move to shake off opponent: deke

• free shot on goal: penalty shot

• goaltender: goalie

• hard, driving shot: slapshot

• holding crook of opponent’s stick to stop movement: hooking

• illegally striking opponent with stick: slashing, spearing, high sticking

• illegal shot from behind center red line: icing

• penalty situation in which team has a oneman advantage: power play

• positions: center, forwards, wings, backline, defensemen

• rectangle in front of goal: crease

• roughness penalty, excessive: roughing

• three goals scored by one player in a single game: hat trick

• vehicle that restores ice surface: Zamboni