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--CopyToWiktionaryBot 09:00, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of certain terms

K, this is Wikipedia, not the Junior Hockey Bible, so I've removed the following:


Bender
Someone who can't skate well. Refers to someone that bends their ankles when they skate.
Cele
A celebration after a goal is scored.
Dangle Benders, Snipe 'Tenders
When one dekes his/her way around inexperienced players, and then snipes the goaltender.
Dusty
Description of a player that sits on the bench, thus collecting dust on his/her equipment. Equipment not worn in a while can also be considered "dusty."
Floater
A highly skilled player who skates around the middle of the ice waiting for a pass to score. The opposite of a grinder.
Gong Show
A hockey game that gets extremely chippy. Also, an extremely bad hockey player.
G-Dub (GW)
the game winning goal
J Shot
A snap shot that is started in the form of the letter J.
Jofa
Similar to Butterface. Girl with smoking body and busted face. Used because Jofa makes great equipment except their horrible bucket helmet.
Jonathon
A toe drag.
Meat wagon
If a player's only skill is fighting/hitting, he is a meat wagon.
Pylon
A player who is easy to get around due to lack of speed or skill.
Plug
A player that is useless.
Rockpile
A Rookie.
Rockets
Skates.
Selby
A person that cries after missing the net or a pass.
Snangles
Dangling a player or layers, then sniping the goalie.
Snipe Show
A dirty goal.
Starfish
A hit player supine on his or her back, possibly unconscious. Example: "Nice hit! You totally starfished that guy!"
TJ
Tape job. The result of taping a stick.
Top titty
When a player scores in the top section of the net.

Let's leave the esoteric terms out, please. 209.196.230.72 (talk) 06:43, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More stuff removed.
Apple
Another term for assist.
Cannonading Drive
A very hard slapshot taken from the point.
Shuffle the muffin
See deke.

209.196.230.72 (talk) 02:06, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Floater, Starfish, Pick

Thank you for removing some of the offensive and ridiculous terms in this article. It's about time someone did. There are a few terms, however, that are legitimate hockey terminology used regularly by coaches and commentators that you removed, such as "floater" and "starfish" (although the definition of starfish was written poorly). 'Starfish' is commonly used to refer to the actions and positions taken up by a goalie.

Referring to Mario Lemieux, Don Cherry called him "the league's biggest floater before his first all-star game answered back by becoming the game's MVP." http://66.49.167.195/sports/revolutionaries.htm This is also mentioned in another Wikipedia article: 37th National Hockey League All-Star Game. Plus, if you google hockey+floater you will find many references using this term. Coaches will actually assign a player to 'be a floater' for certain cherry-picking opportunities. This term should be re-included.

Also, the term 'pick' should be included. I have noted it's absence, but can not think of a pithy way to describe this dirty play. Canadian Girl Scout (talk) 08:56, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

is this not a delayed penalty call?

Delayed penalty

When a penalty is called, the referee will raise his or her arm to indicate that one is being called, but if the team who committed the infraction is not in control of the puck, no whistle will be blown until a player from the offending team controls the puck.

NorthernThunder (talk) 22:57, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good to me chum Mynamismik (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:18, 11 November 2010 (UTC).[reply]