Crossword 8: Hockey Slang
Across
- 1. The hockey puck.
- 6. A slapshot.
- 8. A hockey arena.
- 10. Rubbing a glove into an opponent’s face.
- 11. A slapshot.
- 12. A helmet with a full visor.
- 15. Long, luscious hockey hair.
- 17. Short for hat trick, scoring three goals.
- 19. A casual pickup hockey game.
- 20. Flying mammal
- 22. A player who spends most of the game sitting out.
- 26. Defensive, neutral, or offensive area of the ice.
- 28. Hands, especially skilled ones.
- 29. A goal.
- 30. Skating quickly.
- 32. A hardworking player who excels at tough play.
- 36. The hockey sweater.
- 37. A hockey helmet.
- 38. A wooden hockey stick.
- 39. A hockey stick.
- 42. A slow player easily skated around.
- 46. A player with excellent shooting skills.
- 47. Wrapping tape around a hockey stick.
- 48. A player willing to absorb shots to defend.
- 50. A goalie who can’t stop many shots.
- 51. A player with minimal skill or impact.
- 52. A celebration after scoring.
- 53. A goalie’s vision being blocked.
Down
- 2. Scoring in the upper part of the net.
- 3. An easily stoppable goal let in by a goalie.
- 4. A fight between players.
- 5. Deft stickhandling to beat a defender.
- 7. Large marsupial
- 8. When the puck hits the crossbar and goes into the net.
- 9. A goaltender.
- 13. Scoring a goal.
- 14. A shorthanded goal.
- 16. The penalty box.
- 18. A perfectly placed shot.
- 21. A great player and teammate.
- 23. Likes to chase mice
- 24. A tough player who protects teammates.
- 25. Another term for great hockey hair.
- 27. Trash talk on the ice.
- 31. A wrist shot.
- 33. A bad goalie who lets in too many goals.
- 34. A losing player or team.
- 35. A player whose ankles bend inward when skating.
- 40. An assist on a goal.
- 41. A chaotic or messy game.
- 43. Playing with toughness and determination.
- 44. A player who rarely gets ice time.
- 45. Man's best friend
- 48. A saucer pass that lifts off the ice.
- 49. Has a trunk