hockey

Noun
  1. A game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field;
    Two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net (synset 100469063)
    associated with:
    • goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal
    • net - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
    • stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
    • winger - (sports) player in wing position
    is a type of: field game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
    subtypes: shinney, shinny - a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
    same as: field hockey
  2. A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled hockey sticks (synset 100464604)
    associated with:
    • hat trick - (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)
    • face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
    • assist - (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
    • icing, icing the puck - (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
    • power play - (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties
    • penalty box - (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties
    • stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
    • game misconduct - (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)
    • center - (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
    • period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
    is a type of:
    • contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
    • athletic game - a game involving athletic activity
    has:
    • face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
    • check - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
    • slapshot - a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick
    same as: hockey game, ice hockey

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