ice hockey vocabulary
Across
- 3. defends the opponent's shots, can strengthen the self-confidence of the team by successfully defending said goal with his body, covers the puck to avoid rebounds pass the puck to make a surprise counter
- 5. when a team gains possession of the puck in its own defensive end and works to move out of its own zone to start an attack
- 6. prevents the opponent's defenders from getting the puck, blocks shots and passes from the opponent, moves the puck out of the defensive zone
- 7. extra periods beyond the third regulation period during a game, where normal hockey rules apply
- 8. usually the scorer, leads breakouts, collects rebounds in opponent's goal area, keeps the puck and opponents away from your own goal, one of the three forwards
- 9. when a team attacks after immediately regaining possession of the puck from the opponent
- 10. a punishment for violating the rules
Down
- 1. protects their own goal from attacks by the opposing team,acquire the puck for their own team, stops passes, passes puck to attackers (forwards) and supports their attacks
- 2. becoming available for possession by either opponent after an attempt to put the ball or puck into the goal has been unsuccessful
- 4. trophy awarded to the winner of the world's professional ice hockey championship, an annual play-off that culminates the season of the National Hockey League