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Hockey Terminology | P - Q - R

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Passing

When one player uses his stick to send the puck to a teammate.

Passout

A pass by an attacking player from behind his opponent's net or goal line to a teammate in front of the net.

Patrick Division

With the Adams Division made up the Wales Conference until the 1992-93 season; renamed the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference starting with the 1993-94 season.

Penalty

Punishment of a player for a violation of the rules, resulting in suspension from the game for a period of time; 6 types exist: minor, bench, major, misconduct, match and goalkeeper's penalties.

Penalty box

An area with a bench just off the ice, behind the sideboards outside the playing area where penalized players serve their penalty time.

Penalty killer

A player expert at backchecking and keeping or gaining control of a loose puck under difficult circumstances who is trained to break up a power play when his team is shorthanded.

Penalty shot

A free shot awarded a player who was illegally interfered with, preventing him from a clear scoring opportunity; the shot is taken with only the goalie guarding against it.

Periods

Three 20-minute playing intervals separated by two intermissions.

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 location; also an individual statistic for players equal to their goals plus assists; also a team statistic used to determine team standings (2 points for each win and 1 point for each tie or overtime loss during the regular season).

Poke check

A quick jab or thrust to the puck or opponent's stick to knock the puck away from him.

Policeman

See enforcer.

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 penalty-box time.

Puck

A black, vulcanized rubber disc, 1-inch thick and 3-inches in diameter, weighing between 5 1/2 and 6 ounces used to play hockey; they are frozen to prevent excessive bouncing and changed throughout the game; can travel up to 120 miles per hour on a slap shot.

Pulling the goalie

Taking the goalkeeper off the ice and replacing him with a forward; leaves the goal unguarded so is only used as a last minute attempt to score.

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Ragging

Retaining the puck by clever stickhandling; often used by a shorthanded team to kill time.

Rebound

A puck that bounces off the goalie's body or equipment.

Red line

The line that divides the length of the ice surface in half.

Referees

The chief officials in a hockey game, distinguished from the other officials by a red armband; they start the game, call most of the penalties and make the final decision in any dispute; they are responsible for making sure the ice, the nets and the clock are in good condition; they wear black pants and an official league sweater; they are also on skates.

Referee's crease

A semi-circular area, with a 10 foot radius, marked in red on the ice in front of the timekeepers' bench into which players may not follow a referee.

Rink

The iced area inside the boards on which the game of hockey is played; it is 200 feet long by 85 feet wide with rounded corners.

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 turn quickly.

Roster

A list of the players on a team.

Roughing

A minor penalty which occurs when a fight between players is more of a pushing and shoving match; a less severe penalty than fighting.

Rush

An individual or combined attack by a team in possession of the puck.