Creating fun vocabulary review games for high school students with hockey lingo sounds like a great idea! Here’s a list of hockey terms that should be both educational and entertaining for high school students:
- Alternate Captain: A player designated to assist the captain and take on leadership roles when the captain is not on the ice.
- Back Door: The area of the goal opposite the side where the puck is currently being handled.
- Backcheck: Effort by forwards to help out defensively by returning to their own zone.
- Backhander: A shot taken from the back side of the blade of the hockey stick.
- Bar Down: Scoring a goal by hitting the puck off the crossbar and into the net.
- Barnburner: A high-scoring, exciting game.
- Bench Minor: A penalty given to the entire team, usually for too many players on the ice or misconduct by a coach.
- Biscuit: Slang for the puck.
- Blue Line: Lines on the ice that divide it into three zones: defensive, neutral, and offensive.
- Blueliner: A term for a defenseman, referring to their position often near the blue line in the defensive zone.
- Boarding: A penalty for dangerously checking an opponent into the boards.
- Breakaway: When a player has a clear path to the goal with no defenders other than the goalie.
- Butt-Ending: A penalty where a player jabs an opponent with the top end of their stick.
- Butterfly Save: A goaltending technique where the goalie drops their knees to the ice with legs spread to block the bottom of the net.
- Captain: The player designated to represent the team during discussions with referees and to provide leadership on and off the ice.
- Celly: Slang for celebration after scoring a goal.
- Change on the Fly: Substituting players while the game is in progress, without a stoppage.
- Checker: A player known for his physical style of stopping the opposition.
- Cherry Picking: Staying by the opponent’s goal waiting for a breakaway pass.
- Chirping: Taunting or trash-talking opponents on the ice.
- Clapper: Slang for a powerful slapshot.
- Crease: The painted area in front of the hockey goal designed to protect the goaltender.
- Cross-Check: A penalty where a player uses the shaft of the stick to hit an opponent.
- Cycle the Puck: Keeping possession of the puck by passing it between players in the offensive zone to create scoring opportunities.
- Dangle: A series of complex stickhandling moves to get past an opponent.
- Deke: A fake or move meant to deceive a defender or the goalie.
- Delayed Penalty: A penalty in which the offending team’s punishment is delayed until they regain possession of the puck.
- Dump and Chase: A strategy where a player sends the puck into the opponent’s zone and then chases after it.
- Empty Netter: A goal scored when the opposing goalie is out of the net.
- Enforcer: A player known for their toughness and fighting skills, often tasked with protecting more skilled players.
- Face Washing: Rubbing one’s glove in the face of an opponent, typically during a confrontation.
- Faceoff Dot: The marked spots on the ice where faceoffs take place.
- Faceoff: Restarting play by dropping the puck between two opposing players.
- Five-hole: The space between the goalie’s legs, which is a target for shooters.
- Forecheck: Pressuring the opposing team in their defensive zone to regain control of the puck.
- GAA (Goals Against Average): A statistic that shows the average number of goals a goalie allows per game.
- Game-Winning Goal (GWG): The goal that puts the winning team ahead for good.
- Glove Save: When the goalie catches the puck in their glove.
- Glove Side: The side of the goal defended by the goalie’s glove, typically their left side.
- Goon Squad: A group of players known for their tough and aggressive style, often involving fighting.
- Goon: Slang for a player primarily known for fighting and physical play.
- Gordie Howe Hat Trick: A special achievement where a player scores a goal, gets an assist, and gets into a fight all in one game.
- Grinder: A player known for their hard work and physical style of play rather than scoring ability.
- Hat Trick: Scoring three goals in one game.
- Hat Trick: Scoring three goals in one game.
- Healthy Scratch: A player who is on the team roster but is not dressed to play in the game.
- High-Sticking: A penalty called when a player raises their stick above the height of the shoulders and makes contact with the puck or an opponent.
- Hooking: A penalty for using the stick to hook into an opponent to impede their movement.
- Howitzer: A particularly powerful and fast slapshot.
- Icing: An infraction where the puck is shot across both the red line and the opposing goal line without being touched.
- Interference: A penalty for impeding an opponent who does not have possession of the puck.
- Journeyman: A player who has played for several different teams throughout their career.
- Kick Save: A save made by a goalie using the leg or skate.
- Laser: A very fast and straight shot.
- Line Brawl: When most or all players on the ice engage in fighting at the same time.
- Line Change: Substituting a group of players during play or a stoppage.
- Match Penalty: A severe penalty that results in a player being ejected from the game and suspended for at least one subsequent game.
- Natural Hat Trick: Scoring three consecutive goals in a game, with no other player scoring between them.
- Netminder: Another term for the goalkeeper.
- Neutral Zone: The area between the two blue lines on the rink.
- Odd Man Rush: A situation in which the attacking team has more players approaching the opposing goal than there are defenders.
- Offside: An infraction where a player enters the attacking zone before the puck.
- One-Touch Pass: A quick pass made without stopping the puck, used to speed up play.
- One-timer: A shot taken directly off a pass without stopping the puck first.
- Overtime: An additional period played to break a tie.
- Pinch: When a defenseman moves in from the point towards the net to keep the puck in the offensive zone or create a play.
- Playmaker: A player known for their skill in setting up goals rather than scoring.
- Plus/Minus: A statistic that indicates the goal differential when a player is on the ice; positive for more goals by the player’s team, negative for more goals against.
- Point: The position just inside the blue line from where defensemen often shoot or pass during offensive plays.
- Poke Check: Using the stick to poke the puck away from an opponent.
- Power Play: A situation where one team has more players on the ice due to penalties against the opposing team.
- Puck Bunny: Slang for a person, usually a woman, who is interested in hockey players.
- Puck: The disk used in hockey, made of vulcanized rubber.
- Pull the Goalie: Removing the goaltender for an extra attacker, usually during a crucial moment late in the game.
- Quick Whistle: When play is stopped by the referee’s whistle before the puck is actually secured by the goalie or goes out of play.
- Rebound: When the puck bounces off the goalie’s pads or the goalpost, creating another scoring opportunity.
- Rink Rat: A term for someone who spends a lot of time at the rink or playing hockey.
- Rookie: A player in their first season of play in the league.
- Roughing: A minor penalty for engaging in fisticuffs or shoving.
- Saucer Pass: A pass that lifts the puck slightly off the ice to help it travel over an opponent’s stick or other obstacle.
- Save Percentage: A statistic that reflects the percentage of shots on goal that a goalie stops.
- Screen: Standing in front of the goaltender to block their view of the puck.
- Shift: The period a player or line is on the ice before being substituted.
- Short-Handed Goal: A goal scored by a team that is currently playing with fewer players due to a penalty.
- Shorthanded: When a team is playing with fewer players on the ice due to penalties.
- Sin Bin: Slang for the penalty box where players sit for a time after a penalty.
- Sin Bin: Slang for the penalty box where players sit for a time after a penalty.
- Slapshot: A fast and powerful shot made by a wind-up and a full swing of the stick.
- Slot: The area in front of the goal between the face-off circles, a prime area for scoring.
- Snipe: Scoring a goal with an accurate, well-placed shot.
- Stick Side: The side of the goal defended by the goalie’s stick, usually their right side.
- Tape-to-Tape: A pass that goes directly from one player’s stick tape to another’s without interruption.
- Toe Drag: A skilled stickhandling move where the puck is pulled back with the toe of the stick blade.
- Top Shelf: Where the best liquor is kept and also where players aim to score—right under the roof of the goal.
- Two-way Forward: A forward who excels both offensively and defensively.
- Veteran: A player with several seasons of experience in the league.
- Wall Work: Battles along the boards for puck possession.
- Wraparound: A play where a player takes the puck around the back of the opponent’s goal and tries to score from the other side.
- Wrist Shot: A type of shot that comes from a flicking motion of the wrist, providing accuracy but usually less power than a slapshot.
- Zamboni: The machine used to resurface the ice between periods
With this awesome list of hockey terms, your vocabulary game is all set to be a hit. Why not throw in some famous hockey quotes to spice things up? It’ll add a cool twist, and the kids can get a taste of the sport’s rich culture and history. Plus, who doesn’t love a good quote? It’s going to make the game not only fun but also super memorable. Have a great time with it!