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Skater: Any player who is not a goaltender.

Extra Skater: A player, usually a forward, who is on the ice to replace the goalie, either during a delayed penalty or when a team desperately needs a goal late in the game.

Rockered Blades: Used by professional ice hockey skaters; the gentle curve in a very sharp blade of an ice skate produced by rounding the toe and heel of the blade to make it easier for hockey players to tur . . . View Full Definition

Short Handed: When a team has fewer players on the ice than the opposition because a penalty is being served by one of their skaters in the penalty box.

Sixth Attacker: This is the extra skater who comes on the ice after the goalie has been pulled.

Full Strength: Full strength (also called 5-on-5) refers to when both teams have five skaters and one goaltender on the ice.

Five On Three: Five on three (also called two-man advantage) is when one team has had two players sent to the penalty box. This leaves the opponent with five skaters (i.e., not including the goaltender) to . . . View Full Definition

Diamond: Also known as Moore's Diamond. American native vine and vinifera hybrid grape created (1885) in Brighton, N.Y. by Jacob Moore by crossing the Iona vinifera-labrusca hybrid with Concord. Ripe . . . View Full Definition

Empty Net: A net that's unprotected, because the goalie is out of position or because he's off the ice in favor of an extra skater.

Empty Net Goal: A goal scored when the net is not guarded by the goalie, usually because he's been pulled to get an extra skater on the ice.