![]() Knuckle Puck: A puck, when shot, that does not fly in a straight trajectory but is flipping over and curling in the air Journeyman: A player that has played for a large number of teams of a long period of time ![]() Johnny-on-the-spot: A player who is in the right spot at the right time to score a goal Jarring Hit: A hit that leaves another player shaken up Insurance Goal: Adding a goal to increase your lead so that you have more room for error Hot Dog: A player who is trying to show up his opponent Holy Grail: A nickname of the Stanley Cup Hanson Brothers: The brothers who play for the Charleston Chiefs in the hockey movie Slapshot Embed from Getty Images Hanging from the Rafters: A player’s jersey number that has been retired and now hangs up in the rafters of the home arena Handcuffed: A player who has many opportunities to score but just cannot seem too put the puck in the net Grinders: A forward whose role is more about hitting and checking than it is goal scoring Greasy: A type of goal that is not pretty Grapes: The nickname of longtime Hockey Night in Canada personality Don Cherry Gordie Howe Hat Trick: A game where a player gets a goal, assist and fight Goose Egg: When a goalie gets a shutout and allows zero goals against Goon: A player whose main role on the team is to be the fighter Give-and-Go: When a player passes the puck to a teammate and then gets a pass back to beat an opponent Garbage Goal: A goal that is not ‘pretty’ and often is scored within a couple feet of the goal through a rebound or a deflection off a player He scored through the five hole!įlamingo: When a player who goes to block a shot lifts only one of his legs making himself look like a flamingoįlash the Leather: A goalie who makes a great stop with his glove handįlow: Another name for great hockey hair that ‘flows’ out of the back of the helmet Embed from Getty Images ![]() Also goes with Dangle, Snipes, Celly, which means deke, score, celebrateĬharleston Chiefs: The team name from the cult hockey movie SlapshotĬheap-shot Artist: A player who makes a lot of dirty plays, often causing injury to other playersĬheese: A goal at the top shelf of the netĬherry Picking: Usually a negative connotation of a player who stays up in the offensive zone to try and get a pass for an offensive opportunity instead of helping his teammates on defenceĬhiclets: Teeth (which hockey players lose a lot of!) Embed from Getty ImagesĬhirping: Talking trash to your opponentsĬoast to Coast: Skating with the puck from one end of the rink to other endĭenied: A statement made when a goalie makes a big save against a playerĭesert Dogs: A nickname for the Arizona Coyotesĭuster: A player who sits on the bench without much playing timeĮnforcer: The player charged on the team with being the main fighterįace Wash: Rubbing your glove (often sweaty) into another player’s face Embed from Getty Imagesįake: A player with the puck who deceives a player or goalie to think he is going one way and then goes the otherįan (Fannned): A player who goes to shoot the puck and misses itįilthy: An extremely great deke/fake or goalįirewagon Hockey: A game that has a lot of offence, offensive chances and little defensive playįive Hole: The hole that opens up between a goalies pads when he is going to the ground. It keeps on getting added to every year, but below we kept it to the list of the top 100 slang words.Īnd, before we get to that here is a picture of the Hobey Baker winner, Cole Caufield, doing a little ‘Celly’ after scoring his first NHL goal – an overtime winner at that! Embed from Getty Images Top 100 hockey slang words for the ice hockey player and fanīar Down: A shot that hits the crossbar and then goes into the net for a goalīarnburner: A game that is high scoring and has a number of lead changesīender: When a player is skating and their ankles are bendingīlades of Steel: An old-school hockey video game released in 1987/88īottle Rocket: When a goal hits the goalie’s water bottle in the net Embed from Getty Imagesīrawl: A fight often involving multiple playersīrick Wall: A goalie who is making amazing saves and cannot be scored againstīroadway Blueshirts: A nickname for the New York Rangersīuds: A nickname for the Toronto Maple Leafsīuzzer Beater: A goal that is scored just before the end of the periodĬaps: A nickname for the Washington CapitalsĬelly: Means celebrate. One of the great thing about hockey is all of the hockey slang and lingo.
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