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| Backcheck |
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An attempt by a player, on his way back to his defensive zone, to regain the puck from the opposition by checking or harassing an opponent who has the puck.
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| Backhand |
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A shot or pass made from the side of the body opposite the stick hand.
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| Backhand Shot |
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A shot or pass made with the stick from the left side by a right-handed player or from the right side by a left-handed player.
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| Beat the Goalie |
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To score a goal, usually by faking out or outsmarting the opposing goaltender.
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| Behind the Net |
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The area of ice behind the goal cage is legal territory.
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| Bench Minor Penalty |
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A two-minute penalty assessed against someone in a team's bench area rather than a player on the ice. Any player except a goaltender may be designated by the coach to serve in the penalty box.
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| Blade |
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The flat section of a hockey stick that contacts the puck.
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| Blind Pass |
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A pass made without looking at the target.
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| Blocker |
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The goalie's blocking glove or the pad attached to it.
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| Blocking Glove |
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A large glove worn by the goalie on the stick hand, which has a rectangular pad attached to the back. Also known as the blocker.
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| Blue Line |
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One of two, 12-inch-wide lines that run across the width of the ice, 60 feet from the goal line. They divide the ice into three zones. See attacking zone; defensive zone; neutral zone.
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| Blue Lines |
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Two blue, 12-inch wide lines running parallel across the ice, each 60 feet from the goal; they divide the rink into three zones called the attacking, defending and neutral (or center) zones; defending blue line is the line closer to a player’s own net; attacking blue line is the one farther from his net; used in determining offsides.
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| Board-Checking |
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Sending an opponent violently into the boards by any method, including a body check, elbowing, and tripping. Usually incurs a minor penalty, but a major penalty if the opponent is injured.
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| Boarding or Board-Checking |
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A minor penalty which occurs when a player uses any method (body checking, elbowing or tripping) to throw an opponent violently into the boards; if an injury is caused, it becomes a major penalty.
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| Boards |
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An enclosure of wood or fiberglass, 3 ½ to 4 feet high, that surrounds the rink.
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| Boards or Board Wall |
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A wooden wall 3 1/2 to 4 feet high which surrounds the rink to keep the puck and players from accidentally leaving the rink and injuring spectators; all rinks have shatterproof glass that rises above the boards to provide additional protection.
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| Body Check |
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When a hockey player bumps or slams into an opponent with either his hip or shoulder (the only legal moves) to block his progress or throw him off-balance; it is only allowed against an opponent in control of the puck or against the last player to control it.
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| Box |
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1) A defensive formation, when a team is short-handed, in which the four remaining skaters form a square. 2) The penalty box.
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| Break |
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A chance to start a rush when the opposing forwards are caught out of position.
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| Breakaway |
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A fast break in which an attacker with the puck skates in alone on the goalie, having gotten past or clear of the defensemen, trapping the opponents behind the play.
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| Breaking Pass |
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A pass to a teammate who is trying for a breakaway.
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| Breakout |
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A method of moving the puck out of the defensive zone and beginning an attack.
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| Butt |
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The top end of the hockey stick.
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| Butt-Ending |
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A minor penalty which occurs when an opponent is hit with the top of a player’s hockey stick.
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