Need an update of the latest hockey lingo? Here you go. Read the latest lingo after the jump. Hockey players will enjoy this the most.
Due to the lack of questions being sent in via email and/or Twitter, this hockey lingo post is to make up for it. However, ‘The Program Hockey Mailbag’ will continue as long as hockey fans send in questions to thehockeymailbag@yahoo.com or, on Twitter, to @Fang_Faction.
Barn – hockey arena. Ex: I can’t wait to play in the home barn Saturday night.
Bar Down – a shot that hits the cross-bar and goes into the net. Ex: I sniped the goalie by going bar down.”
Beauty – a player who is well-liked throughout the team and is very good at hockey. Ex: Dustin Brown is a true beauty in LA.
Bender – a player who isn’t good, bends their ankles when skating. Ex: Look at his ankles! They are about to break! He is such a bender!
Biscuit – puck Ex: Let’s drop the biscuit to start the game.
Celly – goal cellebration Ex: Alexander Ovechkin’s celly after he scores is when he jumps on the glass.
Cherry Picker – a player who stays behind the defense and waits for a outlet pass to go on a breakaway. Ex: Watch out for the cherry picker behind the D!
Chirp – smack-talking to another person on the ice. Ex: Because I was chirping at the official, I received a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Dangle – faking an opponent out while having the puck Ex: That guy was dangled so bad, his jock strap is on the ice!
Deke – a fake out Ex: Bobby Ryan deked David Legwand and was free to score a break-away goal.
Diver – a player who exaggerates a little tap from another player to draw a penalty. Ex: The Vancouver Canucks should change their name to the Divers.
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Drop the gloves – a hockey fight Ex: Alex Burrows knows how to talk big, but he won’t drop the gloves.
Duster – a player who isn’t good. Ex: That kid can’t even pass! He is such a duster.
Five Hole – the area between a goalie’s legs. Ex: Getting scored on five hole is the worst feeling for a goalie.
Flow – hair that is perfect and wavy. Ex: Patrick Kane’s playoff mullet has sick flow.
FTB – For The Boys. Ex: Our team plays for one another. We play for the boys.
Gongshow – a rough game. Also, can be an insult to a referee. Ex: During the playoffs, games are usually a gongshow.
Hoser – a loser. Comes from the pre-Zamboni days when the losing team had to hose off the ice. Ex: The Columbus Blue Jackets are such hosers!
In the pipes – a goalie is in the net, between the pipes Ex: I am in the pipes for tonight’s game.
Laser – a quick, accurate shot. Ex: Shea Weber had a laser shot that went through the net!
Lettuce – hair Ex: Jaromir Jagr used to have amazing lettuce on his head.
Light the Lamp – scoring the goal and the goal lamp light on. Ex: Steven Stamkos’ 60 goals last season proved that he could light the lamp.
Puck Bunny – hot chick that dresses up whory to hockey games. Ex: Check out that puck bunny in the third row, section 211. She is so hot.
Rocket – Beautiful girl. Ex: Because the 1980 US hockey team was checking out some rockets in Norway, they were forced to do suicides until they were almost dead.
Sauce – a pass that goes in the air and tape-to-tape Ex: Did you see that sauce over the player’s sticks? It was even tape-to-tape!
Slapper – slap-shot. Ex: Zdeno Chara has the fastest slapper in the NHL.
Sniper – a shooter with a great shot that usually goes into the net. Ex: I was shooting top corner all night. My coach told me I am the best sniper on the team.
Tender – goaltender Ex: I was sniping that tender all game and got a hat-trick.
Toe Drag – where a player uses the toe of his blade to pull the puck in close to his body. Ex: Kyle Okposo’s toe drag around the defender alowwed him to get a back-hand shot on net.
Top Cheese – refers to a shot that goes top-shelf. Ex: Milan Lucic’s top cheese goal knocked off the water bottle.
Twine – the net of the hockey goal Ex: Shea Weber’s shot went through the twine!
Zebra – referee Ex: The zebra hasn’t made a good call yet!
Wheels – a player that has nice and fast skating ability. Ex: Carl Hagelin showed his wheels in being the fastest skater in the 2012 Skills Competition.
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