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Hockey Terminology | S - T - U

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Save

The act of a goalie in blocking or stopping a shot.

Scramble

Several players from both sides close together battling for possession of the puck.

Sscreen shot

A shot on goal that the goalie cannot see because it was taken from behind one or more players from either team standing in front of the net.

Shooting angle

The angle determined by the position of the shooting player in relation to the goal at the moment he shoots the puck.

Short handed

A team with one or more players off the ice in the penalty box when the opponent has its full complement of 6 players; also a power play for the other team.

Shot on goal (SOG)

A scoring attempt that would enter the goal if not stopped by a goalie: results in either a goal or a save.

Shoulder deke

A quick move of the shoulder in one direction and the player in another to fake out the opponent.

Sideboards

the boards along the sides of the rink.

Slap shot

A shot in which the player raises his stick in a backswing, with his strong hand held low on the shaft and his other hand on the end as a pivot. Then as the stick comes down toward the puck, the player leans into the stick to put all his power behind the shot and add velocity to the puck; achieves an extremely high speed (up to 120 miles per hour) but is less accurate than a wrist shot.

Slashing

A minor penalty which occurs when a player swings his stick hard at an opponent, whether or not contact is made; if injury is caused it becomes a major penalty and a game misconduct.

Sleeper

An attacking player who slips into the center or neutral zone behind the attacking defensemen; same as a floater or a hanger.

Slow whistle

When an official waits to blow his whistle because of a delayed offside or delayed penalty call.

Smythe Division

With the Norris Division made up the Campbell Conference until the 1992-93 season; renamed the Pacific Division of the Western Conference starting with the 1993-94 season.

Solo

A rush by a player without assistance from a teammate.

Spearing

A major penalty which occurs when a player illegally jabs, or even just attempts to jab, the point of his stick blade into another player's body; one of the most serious infractions a player can commit; results in an automatic game misconduct.

Stick deke

When a player's stick is moved as though for a shot, but instead the player moves the puck past the defending player; done to fake out the opponent.

Stickhandling

Moving the puck along the ice with the stick blade.

Substitution

Occurs when a player comes off the bench to replace a player coming out of the game; can be made at any time and play does not need to stop.

Sudden-death overtime

An overtime period that ends as soon as one team scores a goal, determining the winner and terminating the game.

Sweep check

A check made by a player with one hand on the stick, and one knee so low it is practically on the ice, with the shaft and blade of the stick flat on the ice to take the puck away from an opponent.

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Third-man-in rule

The third man in a fight gets a game misconduct penalty and is out of the game for its duration; created to discourage players from jumping into a fight, even if they are only trying to break it up.

Three-on-one

A type of break with three attackers coming in on one defenseman; this is a desperate situation.

Three-on-two

A type of break with three attacking players skating against two defensive players.

Trailer

A player who follows his teammate on the attack seemingly out of the action but actually in a position to receive a backward or drop pass.

Tripping

A minor penalty which occurs when a player places his stick or a part of his body under or around the feet or legs of an opponent causing him to lose his balance; will also be called if a player kicks an opponent's skates out from under him, or uses a knee or leg to cause his opponent to fall.

Two-line pass

A type of offside violation occuring when a player passes the puck from his defending zone to a teammate across the red center line, play is stopped for a face-off; also known as an offside pass.

Two-on-one

A type of break with two attacking players skating against one defensive player.

Two-on-two

A type of break with two attacking players skating against two defensive players.

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Under-led pass

A pass behind or to one side of a teammate, making it difficult for him to control the puck.