Check: Any contact initiated by a defending player against an opponent to get the puck away from him or slow him down; there are two main types of checks: stick check and body check; these are only allowed against a player in control of the puck or against the last player to control it immediately after he gives it up; checking after too many steps or strides becomes charging.

 

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Check: Any contact initiated by a defending player against an opponent to get the puck away from him or slow him down; there are two main types of checks: stick check and body check; these are only . . . View Full Definition

Checking From Behind: This is an illegal check. A check delivered on a player who is not aware of the impending hit, and therefore canít defend himself. The contact must be made on the back part of the body. Howe . . . View Full Definition

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Cross-Checking: A minor penalty which occurs when a player holds his stick in both hands and drives the shaft into an opponent; a stick check where a player has both hands on the stick and no part of the st . . . View Full Definition