There is an old joke about a man who goes to a boxing match and a hockey game starts.

Aggressive behavior has always been a part of the sport. However, after a series of serious injuries to professional players, some are wondering if fighting in ice hockey should be stopped.

Others, though, think that fighting belongs in the game and that some fans watch games because of the violence.

WORDS
injury: damage to a person’s body.
to be wondering: to ask yourself questions.  

PROVERBS

EASY GRAMMAR

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BLUE LINE: it divides the offensive zone from the neutral zone.

BOARDING: a penalty when an offending player violently pushes an opponent player into the boards of the hockey rink.

BODYCHECK: a hit on a player.

CHARGING: a penalty when a player violently hit an opponent player travelling from a distance.

CHECKING: stopping an opponent player who has the puck or separating him from the puck usually without a penalty.

CROSS-CHECKING: is an illegal play when a player checks his opponent by using the shaft of his stick with both hands.

ELBOWING: hitting an opponent player with the elbow.

FACE-OFF: two players battle for the puck after it has been dropped by a refereee or linesman.

GOAL LINE: is the red line at each end of the ice rink.

HIGH- STICKING: hitting or touching an opponent player with the the stick above shoulder level.

HOLDING (the stick): grabbing an opponent’s body (stick).

HOOKING: to hook an opponent with the stick to slow his speed.

ICING: when a player  shoots the puck across the red line and the opposing team’s goal line without being touched by other player.

LINESMAN: an official whose job is mainly to judge icing and offside violations.

OFFSIDE: when a player from an attacking team enters (crosses the blue line) the offensive zone by both skates before the puck gets there.

PENALTY SHOT: a penalty awarded after a team loses a clear scoring opportunity due to a foul.

POWER PLAY: when at least one opposing player is serving a penalty so the other team has more players in the rink.

PUCK: a black disc made of vulcanised rubber.

RED LINE: this line divides the ice rink into two equal halves.

ROUGHING: striking or punching an opponent.

SHIFT: it is a session during which the player plays on the ice.

SLASHING: swinging an hockey stick at an opposing player.

SHOOTOUT:if the score remains tied after overtime a set number of players from each team take penalty shots.

SHORT HANDED: it refers to having fewer players on the ice as a result of a penalty.

TOO MANY MEN ON THE ICE: having more players on the ice than allowed.

TRIPPING: to trip an opponent player.

ICE HOCKEY SLANG

apple: an assist

biscuit: the puck

bucket: a helmet

chiclets: teeth

five – hole: the space between goalie’s legs

light the lamp: to score a goal

sin bin: a penalty box

sweater: in ice hockey jersey

PROVERBS

EASY GRAMMAR

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