Across
- 4. Side of the ice where the puck and the majority of the players are currently located
- 6. Applying pressure to the other team in their defensive zone to try and steal the puck away
- 8. When the defense carries the puck behind their own net
- 10. Skating back to the defensive zone and applying pressure to the other team when they have the puck
- 12. moving the puck from the defensive zone to the neutral zone
- 13. Quick pass and immediately move to open ice to receive the puck back
- 14. Shot that hits the crossbar and goes right down into the net
- 16. Forcing another player wide using body position
- 18. The space between the defender and the attacking player
- 19. Area from the goal posts to the face off dots to the tops of the circles (eg. protect the_)
Down
- 1. Short pass back to a teammate
- 2. Position near the blue line where defense set up offensively
- 3. Use your body to prevent a player from getting to the net
- 4. Shoulder checking or looking around the ice
- 5. Passing the puck behind your own net to a teammate
- 7. A play where you take aware the other players hands so they can't make a play
- 9. Defense skating laterally along the blue line
- 11. When the attacking team has more players going towards the net than the defending team (eg 3 on 2) use female term
- 15. Side of the ice away from where the puck and the majority of the players are located
- 17. The prime scoring area directly in front of the net