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Playmaker: A fast player who usually scores more assists than goals. A playmaker has the speed and balance to make plays, and frequently relies on a sniper to finish them.

Playoff Beard: A playoff beard is the superstitious practice of a national hockey league (nhl) player not shaving his beard during the stanley cup playoffs.

Points: The left and right positions taken by the defensemen of the attacking team, just inside the blue line of the attacking zone; also the term used to describe the defensemen playing at this loc . . . View Full Definition

Poke Check: A stick check on which the player jabs his stick blade at the puck or an opponent's stick to dislodge the puck.

Poke Checking: Using the stick to poke the puck away from an opponent.

Policeman: An enforcer.

Post: Short for goal post.

Power Forward: A power forward is a large, muscular offensive player (6'0 - 6'5, 210-240 pounds), with the mobility to track a puck to the corners of the rink, the physical toughness required to dig it out . . . View Full Definition

Power Play: An attack by a team at full strength against a team playing one man (or two men) shorthanded because of a penalty (or penalties) which resulted in a player on the opposing team receiving pen . . . View Full Definition

Power Play Goal: A goal scored by a team on the power play. Compare short-handed goal.

Profane Language: Players will not use obscene gestures on the ice, (sure they wonít) or anywhere in the rink before, during or after the game. We wonder how long after the game and does this count for the of . . . View Full Definition

Puck: The puck is made of vulcanized rubber, and is one inch thick and three inches in diameter and weighs between five and one-half ounces and six ounces. The rules committee must approve all puc . . . View Full Definition

Puck Bunny: A puck bunny is a female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by sexual attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself.

Puck-Handler: The player currently in possession of the puck.

Pulling The Goalie: When a team is down by one goal and they are running out of time, they might take the goalie off the ice and replace him with an attacking player. This is known as pulling the goalie. Of cou . . . View Full Definition

Pylon: A player who is easy to get around due to lack of speed or skill.

Quick Whistle: A 'quick whistle' is a stoppage in play that occasionally occurs when an on-ice official whistles the play dead, yet the puck is still not under complete control of the goaltender. The most . . . View Full Definition

Rag The Puck: To retain control of the puck, without attempting to score, for a considerable period of time, usually through clever stickhandling; a tactic used to kill time while a team is short-handed o . . . View Full Definition

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