Nov 22, 2014 | Jon Thompson | 1121 views
Hockey Talk
Barn: Hockey arena/rink where the game is played.
Biscuit: A hockey puck. When somebody scores, he puts the "biscuit in the basket."
Bucket: A helmet. Also known as a "lid".
Pipes: Goal posts.
Woody: A wooden hockey stick, of course.
Bottle knocker: A goalie typically keeps his water bottle on the top of the net. When a shot hits the top of the net with such force that it knocks the water bottle off, that's a bottle knocker.
5-hole: If a player "goes 5-hole," his shot goes through the goalie's legs.
Laser: A strong, well-directed shot. Like a laser (Insert Dr. Evil reference here).
One-timer: When a player takes a pass and immediately shoots without pausing or handling the puck between the pass and the shot, that's a one-timer.
Roof: A player dangles, and if he puts the biscuit in top shelf, he even might have roofed it.
Shorty: A shorthanded goal. A shorty is when a team scores a goal with fewer men on the ice during an opponent's power play.
Snipe: An accurate long-term shot from a distance. A player who "snipes" is a "sniper."
Top shelf (1984) or Bar Down (2014): Coming down pull the puck to the middle in a dangling motion then proceeding to snipe with out mercy off the crossbar and into the net. Over the years, several variations on top shelf have evolved, including "top shelf where Mama don't dust" and "top shelf where Mama hides the cookies".
Pylon: You know what a pylon is off the ice; it's an orange cone that just stands there. Well that's what a pylon is on the ice -- a player who just stands there, with other skaters having to go around him.
Dangle: It's just a sick move. It can be a deke, it can be a toe-drag.
Puttin On The Foil: See Hanson Brothers.
Light the lamp: When a goal is scored, the siren above the net flashes. Also: ripple the mesh, tickle the twine.
Sin bin: In England, sin bin is a separate school for disruptive children. In hockey, it's the penalty box, where players go to serve out their punishment.