Before moving on, make sure to learn these terms about ice hockey. Use the crossword puzzle below to review.
penaltykilling
21
pullthegoalie
63
freezingthepuck
100
icingthepuck
146
texashattrick
280
linechange
9
hattrick
152
powerplay
154
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Across
- the time that a team is playing short-handed
- usually, in an effort to score a game-tying goal, substituting a player—most often a forward—for the goaltender within the closing minutes or seconds of play and leaving the goal unattended
- usually, in an effort to score a game-tying goal, substituting a player—most often a forward—for the goaltender within the closing minutes or seconds of play and leaving the goal unattended
- A violation that occurs when a defending player shoots the puck from the team’s half of the ice across the opponents’ goal line. Icing is not called if the offending team has fewer players on the ice than the other team or if the puck enters the net. In games without a centerline, icing occurs when the puck is shot across both blue lines and the opposing team’s goal line.
- four goals scored by a single player in one game
Down
- substitution of an entire team at once
- three goals scored by a single player in one game
- Term applied to the situation in which one team plays with a greater number of players than the opposing team because of a penalty incurred by the opposition. Often, the team with a man advantage will play with four forwards and one defenseman in addition to the goalie.
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Word Bank |
freezing the puck |
hat trick |
icing the puck |
line change |
penalty killing |
power play |
pull the goalie |
texas hat trick |