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The act of batting, deflecting, or throwing the puck toward a teammate, resulting in stoppage of a play and a faceoff at the spot. A player is allowed to stop or bat the puck with a hand, provided it isn't deliberately directed at a teammate.
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| Hat Trick |
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Three or more goals scored by a player in one game.
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| Head Deke |
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When a player drops his head as though moving one way and quickly moves in another to fake out the opponent.
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| Head Man |
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To pass the puck ahead to a teammate, especially on a rush; as in, "Jagr head mans the puck to Gretzky."
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| Heel |
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The section of a hockey stick where the blade is attached to the shaft.
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| High Stick |
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A stick carried with the blade above shoulder level. A goal cannot be scored with a high stick. See also the following entry.
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A minor penalty which occurs when a player checks an opponent by carrying his stick above the normal height of his opponent’s waist and hits, or menaces the opponent with it; if injury is caused it becomes a major penalty; if a referee determines that the raising of the stick was unintentional and no contact occurred, the penalty is only against the team and results in a face-off.
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| Hip Check |
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A check on which the defensive player bumps the opponent with the hip. As a verb, to execute such a check.
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| Holding |
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A minor penalty which occurs when a player grabs and holds onto an opponent (or his stick) with his hands or arms to impede the opponent’s progress.
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| Home Team |
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The team in whose arena the game is being played; the team wearing the lighter uniforms.
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| Hook Check |
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A check on which the stick is laid on the ice in front of the puck to trap it, often from beside or behind the opponent. As a verb, to execute such a check.
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| Hooking |
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A minor penalty which occurs when a player attempts to impede the progress of another player by hooking any part of the opponent’s body with the blade of his stick; an illegal use of one’s stick.
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