Way back there was a rule that a goalie would get a two-minute penalty for leaving his feet to make a save. Eventually one of the owners realized what a dumb rule that was, and argued to repeal it. Some of the other owners asked what he was proposing as a replacement rule. Could a goalie go down to his knees but not put weight on his hands? What would be the new limit? The first owner answered off-the-cuff "He can stand on his head for all I care". With that he simultaneously won the argument, and created a new hockey phrase.
Since goalie is such a team/system dependent position "standing on his head" is often used very sloppily or faulty to any goalie who just put up a statistically good performance, notwithstanding how the actual stats actually came about.
Unless I missed it, you're gonna hear "short side" and "far side" a lot when it comes to goals, goaltender placement, etc. It references the side of the net in relation to the player. Short side means the side of the net closest to the player, whereas far side is the farthest away.
@@tjbach8213 That's like in bowling, what they call a "Brooklyn Strike". If you're a right handed bowler, you're trying to get the ball to hook into the 1-3 pins. If you mess up and you hook too much you get it into the 1-2 pins, which can result in a disaster, but sometimes, if you're lucky, you get a strike anyway, and they call that a "Brooklyn". With lefties, it's the opposite. You try to get it in the 1-2 pocket.
This is an awesome idea. As a hockey fan, when you're introducing someone new to the sport you often don't even realize how much of this slang that you use without even thinking, and that it might make no sense to that new person. I realized that this Summer when I was showing a new Irish friend hockey for the first time
@@mosheep Yep. And it's important for the goalie to do this because obviously the skaters can't take the time to look at the clock while the goalie usually can. Here's one of my favorite examples of what can happen when a player steps out of the box unguarded: ua-cam.com/video/1ma2vY7R2ak/v-deo.html&ab_channel=SPORTSNET
As a long term hockey fan, I know all too well just how much gate keeping there can be to get into this sport. I really appreciate not only your passion, but how you freely welcome and teach the game. You're a great guy and the hockey community is a much better place because of you.
Second to the video, but love the fact you put up these terms. Helps people get into the game. Thanks Shannon,. Forecheck, Backcheck, Paycheck..love the Letterkenny. refernce... FERDA
I think I once heard a referee explain assessing both diving and a penalty as their way of saying, "I already saw the infraction, and I didn't need the poor salesmanship." Diving and an actual penalty, are not mutually exclusive.
Love this video. A lot of my friends and family in Seattle are brand new to the sport and are doing their best to understand it. I'm sharing this to them via social media.
Shannon tells a story of how Tikkanen talked to Gretzky to annoy him, me as a person who likes to annoy the other team by saying weird things; Write that down! Write that down! My dad and I use a few different phrases: 1) The box is when the attacking team is set up in the zone and everyone is in the positions they need to be in. This allows for the team to quickly and (usually) easily pass the puck to a teammate. We use this term a lot on the powerplay since it is the easiest time to see it. 2) The domestique is from road cycling, but works really well when describing some players. A domestique is a rider who doesn't try to win the race but works so their team and leader can. When applied to hockey, they are the ones who set up the play and don't necessarily get the goals.
Great video! I saw a Michigan goal this year, where the player lifts the puck up on the flat side of the stick and basically throws it into the goal. Thanks for helping us all have a better understanding of the hockey lingo!
As an Australian who spent some time in Toronto and fell in love with the beautiful brutality and pure skill of the game I appreciates you, miss Katie. Giving a name to a shot between the legs a name is hilarious to me.
Ngl I've been a mega hockey fan for the past 10+ years and some of this stuff I've never understood until this video. Like I've heard the terminology being used before but never understood what it meant until now. Thanks for teaching me something new!
I remember a guy I played ball hockey with one day just started using "wheel" for everything. He basically never used it correctly. We would have full control in the offensive zone and he would be slapping his stick at the blue line screaming "wheel, wheel, wheel" while the forwards are cycling down low and get all upset they didn't give him the puck.
One timer is one I didn't understand for an embarrassing amount of time. Considering how many goals come from it, I was very embarrassed when I figured it out.
Even though I have been a fan since the Islanders dynasty run, I was only a casual fan until the late 90's. I sometimes still get confused by certain hockey terminology, so this video was extremely helpful. Thanks!
I remember when Nashville first came into the league sometimes the PA announcer would say, "That was icing." or "That was offside." And then give a brief explanation of it. To go along with "Five Hole" need to add "Top Shelf".
Awesome video Shannon! I’ve been here since like 5000 subscribers, so like many commenting, I didn’t need this. But it’s always great seeing your friendly demeanour that is always bringing new fans to the game, breaking it down, and helping others out. My favourite part of this channel has always been the community around it. Being able to have opinions and actually have discussions with other fans, and not arguments and fights. Almost everyone here is really chill, and open to being asked questions. And I think creating that is really powerful. This has always been the number one spot for all things hockey related. Congrats on all the success from the last year or two. Over 200,000 subscribers is amazing. Woo. P.S. love the hoodie! I gotta get me some merch!
Extremely helpful explanation with "the trap"! I also feel similar about Kraken possibility to get unexpected results (in a positive sense) thanks to their defense, since even though they lack any super star producers, their team is very well rounded and could be well suited for total team defense.
Appreciated this video. I'm an Aussie who started watching NHL about two years ago, so most of these I didn't know. Aussie hockey fans are definitely unicorns.
Can of Corn: this one’s from baseball I think, but I’ve heard it used in hockey as well. It’s usually used to describe slow pitches in baseball, and likewise can be used in hockey to describe slow shots
"Right where mom keeps the cookies" refers to the top shelf of the net. "Chicklets" refers to a players teeth (usually when they're found on the ice)....
Wrap around goals are harder to stop with the goalie equipment changes. There is more space under the pad next to skate. The changes in goalie side to side movement gains advantages in percentage shots (ie screens), but causes issues with locking into the posts.
Thanks for explaining the Gordie Howe hat trick. All my life I thought it meant the same person scoring three consecutive goals for his team in one game.
Another term that I like to use is the Pinball Goal: when the puck takes a couple of odd ricochets around the net before finding its way into the back of the damn thing. They don’t happen often, but to me they’re entertaining thing to watch since you almost always end up asking something akin to "what the hell happened there?!?" Hehe. 😆😎
This video is in a new reaction video, Shannon. I kinda love it. I hope you're getting some traffic. The comments were 100% praise. I was grateful to the almighty algorithm for leaving it in my suggested posts.
I'm a long time hockey fan and some of these terminology is new to me, but that is likely because we don't adopt or translate all of these to Swedish. Very interesting though! Cherrypicking - we call it "fishing for goals" in Swedish xD Trapezoid - this has been implemented for this year in the SHL.
I have two corrections to make: -On diving Shaun need to check out the rule on Embellishment! -Tie downs or fight straps was made in order to keep the jersey _on_ a fighter. Back in the days fighters always tried to grab the other players jersey and pull it over his head. That would render him pretty defenseless. Players started to tie down their jersey to the hockey pants to prevent this.
Who is Shaun? I understand the rules just fine. The league added tie downs because of guys like Rob Ray and Gino Odjick taking off their gear and fighting shirtless. Fighters don't care of their jersey comes off in a fight.
@@TheHockeyGuy Not related to this comment, but as a pedantic asshole it makes me sad seeing you teaching a new group of hockey fans an incorrect term. It's offside, not offsides. Pedantry aside, I really do appreciate this video and I'm sending it to friends so they don't have to ask me as many questions when we watch games.
I always found it strange that you can dump the puck in a couple feet before you hit center ice and it'll never be called icing, but offsides is black and white and they'll go frame by frame to make the call.
SHG, PPG, GWG: I think these were missed. SHG: Short handed goal (shorty): when you score a goal while you are on the penalty kill. PPG: Power Play Goal: when you score a goal while on the power play GWG: Game Winning Goal: the goal that actually won your team the game which is not necessarily the last goal scored. For example, if your team won 6-3 then the GWG was Goal #4. If your team wins 6-5 then the GWG is Goal #6. I apologize if this is in the video and I missed it.
Half-wall - a lot of commentators use it AAV, against the cap, etc - contract terminology creeps up a lot when talking about players Puck Bunnies Grinders & Goons - their usefulness Energy Line Chippy play Celly
My apologies if these was previously commented on. Tripped over the blue line. This actually happened to me a lot because... Um, the blue line is very slippery. Natural hat trick. Is three straight goals (both teams combined) by a single player. Usually the opposing team cannot recover from a natural hat trick, so it’s 1-good morning 2-good afternoon 3-good night.
You mentioned not many wrap arounds in the 80s and kind of wonder how much Gretzky affected that. how many players tried to imitate him in setting up office back there instead of trying the wraparound?
I think of a greasy goal being different than a garbage goal. A garbage goal is a goal is when something happens where the puck is just laying there and gets tapped in or maybe it hits a defenseman and goes in. A greasy goal is when a guy is working against the d-man just outside the crease and managed to deflect it or stuff the rebound in. I think Shanahan with greasy goals.
"He's standing on his head" = a goalie (whether he's a very good one or subpar) is playing extremely well and saving every puck shot in his direction.
I always thought it was funny that "Unconscious" is also a term to describe this as well xD
Could add ten bell save as well
Way back there was a rule that a goalie would get a two-minute penalty for leaving his feet to make a save. Eventually one of the owners realized what a dumb rule that was, and argued to repeal it. Some of the other owners asked what he was proposing as a replacement rule. Could a goalie go down to his knees but not put weight on his hands? What would be the new limit? The first owner answered off-the-cuff "He can stand on his head for all I care". With that he simultaneously won the argument, and created a new hockey phrase.
Just don't get slewfooted by the netminder
Since goalie is such a team/system dependent position "standing on his head" is often used very sloppily or faulty to any goalie who just put up a statistically good performance, notwithstanding how the actual stats actually came about.
“Tape to Tape” when someone makes a well placed pass directly on the stick of their teammate.
Can I please borrow a tape to tape the game?
I'd add the next step which is a one timer.
Unless I missed it, you're gonna hear "short side" and "far side" a lot when it comes to goals, goaltender placement, etc. It references the side of the net in relation to the player. Short side means the side of the net closest to the player, whereas far side is the farthest away.
I always wander that for baseball. He hit opposite homerun and im think opposite to what ?
@@jaymielee1110 in baseball it's opposite to their handedness
That's one I'm sure confuses new fans
@@tjbach8213 That's like in bowling, what they call a "Brooklyn Strike". If you're a right handed bowler, you're trying to get the ball to hook into the 1-3 pins. If you mess up and you hook too much you get it into the 1-2 pins, which can result in a disaster, but sometimes, if you're lucky, you get a strike anyway, and they call that a "Brooklyn". With lefties, it's the opposite. You try to get it in the 1-2 pocket.
I always assumed it was meant to be a broadcast thing. Short side = the side where the benches and cameras are, far side the inverse.
I never actually heard the sunburn one before. You learn something new every day.
Andre "Red Light" Racicot.
Also Sal “Red Light” Messina
As a Vegas fan I’m grateful you did this when Vegas joined the league. It helped make me a hockey fan, not just a VGK fan.
This is an awesome idea. As a hockey fan, when you're introducing someone new to the sport you often don't even realize how much of this slang that you use without even thinking, and that it might make no sense to that new person. I realized that this Summer when I was showing a new Irish friend hockey for the first time
I’ve seen the Beaver Tap used by goalies to inform their team that their power play is ending.
I’d probably include Snow Shower on this list.
Ohhhhhhh. So that's why Sorokin was tapping his stick during a power play vs the Rangers in their preseason game. It's makes sense now 😆
@@mosheep Yep. And it's important for the goalie to do this because obviously the skaters can't take the time to look at the clock while the goalie usually can.
Here's one of my favorite examples of what can happen when a player steps out of the box unguarded:
ua-cam.com/video/1ma2vY7R2ak/v-deo.html&ab_channel=SPORTSNET
As a long term hockey fan, I know all too well just how much gate keeping there can be to get into this sport. I really appreciate not only your passion, but how you freely welcome and teach the game.
You're a great guy and the hockey community is a much better place because of you.
Second to the video, but love the fact you put up these terms. Helps people get into the game. Thanks Shannon,.
Forecheck, Backcheck, Paycheck..love the Letterkenny. refernce... FERDA
SHANNON YOU MISSED ONE TIMER!!! C'MON MAN....
I've shared this on Facebook. This is fucking top cheddar content to get more current hockey fans and future hockey fans in the know.
NICE! "Top Shelf" ("Where mom keeps the cookies"). A goal in the upper part of the net.
"Knuckler" "knuckle Shot" - When the puck gets shot when standing on it's side will tend to twirl or Spin in the Air towards the attended target.
"Knuckle Puck" a la Mighty Ducks
its knuckle puck time
I've been watching Hockey for quite a few years now and didn't know a couple of these! Thanks Shannon.
Seeing this inspires me to go out and teach as many new hockey fans as possible. It's beautiful what you're doing.
PLEASE DO MORE STUFF LIKE THIS ITS SO IMPORTANT
I think I once heard a referee explain assessing both diving and a penalty as their way of saying, "I already saw the infraction, and I didn't need the poor salesmanship."
Diving and an actual penalty, are not mutually exclusive.
Love this video. A lot of my friends and family in Seattle are brand new to the sport and are doing their best to understand it. I'm sharing this to them via social media.
Good stuff! Suggestions for next time: Flashing the leather, one timer, home and home, on a thread, sauce pass, screen shot, in his office, dance.
Shannon tells a story of how Tikkanen talked to Gretzky to annoy him, me as a person who likes to annoy the other team by saying weird things; Write that down! Write that down!
My dad and I use a few different phrases:
1) The box is when the attacking team is set up in the zone and everyone is in the positions they need to be in. This allows for the team to quickly and (usually) easily pass the puck to a teammate. We use this term a lot on the powerplay since it is the easiest time to see it.
2) The domestique is from road cycling, but works really well when describing some players. A domestique is a rider who doesn't try to win the race but works so their team and leader can. When applied to hockey, they are the ones who set up the play and don't necessarily get the goals.
As a new and VERY casual NHL fan..... thank you Shannon.
Also: The Slot or a "Shot from the Slot". Up close, between the face-off circles. Sorry if it's already been mentioned...
Great video! I saw a Michigan goal this year, where the player lifts the puck up on the flat side of the stick and basically throws it into the goal. Thanks for helping us all have a better understanding of the hockey lingo!
As an Australian who spent some time in Toronto and fell in love with the beautiful brutality and pure skill of the game I appreciates you, miss Katie.
Giving a name to a shot between the legs a name is hilarious to me.
Thank you! A lot of these terms I didn’t know and as a somewhat new fan since 2016/2017 these are great.
Even though I'm a long time hockey fan...there were a few of those terms I wasn't sure about...so thank you!
Ngl I've been a mega hockey fan for the past 10+ years and some of this stuff I've never understood until this video. Like I've heard the terminology being used before but never understood what it meant until now. Thanks for teaching me something new!
“Tripped on the blue line”, when a player randomly falls near a painted line on the ice and you think they tripped on the paint of the line
Also "stood up on the blue line", which happens when the defending team stops an offensive rush before it gets into their end of the ice.
This video would be a gold for me, like 20 years ago, I'm sure a lot of new fans will appreciate it
I've been a hockey fan for over 3 decades, and even some of these were new to me. Thanks, hockey guy!
One-timer: Shooting the puck while it's moving (from a pass) as opposed to stopping the puck from moving with the stick, then winding up and shooting
look at all the room on the right side of the board to draw a mock-up rink to have some visuals with the explanations!
I remember a guy I played ball hockey with one day just started using "wheel" for everything. He basically never used it correctly. We would have full control in the offensive zone and he would be slapping his stick at the blue line screaming "wheel, wheel, wheel" while the forwards are cycling down low and get all upset they didn't give him the puck.
"Broke His Ankles" = A move by the skater with puck, so fast or rapid change, that the defender was completely deked out, or surprised.
Toe drag!
Bottle popper when you score a goal and explode the goalie's water bottle
Coaches say "Protect the house". Which means defend the slot area in front of the net
Great job sir! You forgot when teammates yell wheel wheel!
One timer is one I didn't understand for an embarrassing amount of time. Considering how many goals come from it, I was very embarrassed when I figured it out.
Even though I have been a fan since the Islanders dynasty run, I was only a casual fan until the late 90's. I sometimes still get confused by certain hockey terminology, so this video was extremely helpful. Thanks!
Another one i would add it "One Timer" = an immediate shot from a player when receiving a pass, usually the shot being a snapshot
In Tampa, we usually call it, "Stammers Office". That's where you can find him.
@@scottbaron121 Lol
I remember when Nashville first came into the league sometimes the PA announcer would say, "That was icing." or "That was offside." And then give a brief explanation of it.
To go along with "Five Hole" need to add "Top Shelf".
( *hears Bag Skate and shudders violently as he experiences PTSD and visions of 5AM winter drives* )
Exactly
Thank you! I have a few oiler fan friends I can send this to so they fully understand the game after jumping on the bandwagon!! ♥️
slap shot= "clapper", also the forward who doesn't play ends up between the fowards and d-men on the bench and gets called the "grocery stick".
Awesome video Shannon! I’ve been here since like 5000 subscribers, so like many commenting, I didn’t need this. But it’s always great seeing your friendly demeanour that is always bringing new fans to the game, breaking it down, and helping others out. My favourite part of this channel has always been the community around it. Being able to have opinions and actually have discussions with other fans, and not arguments and fights. Almost everyone here is really chill, and open to being asked questions. And I think creating that is really powerful. This has always been the number one spot for all things hockey related. Congrats on all the success from the last year or two. Over 200,000 subscribers is amazing. Woo.
P.S. love the hoodie! I gotta get me some merch!
Extremely helpful explanation with "the trap"! I also feel similar about Kraken possibility to get unexpected results (in a positive sense) thanks to their defense, since even though they lack any super star producers, their team is very well rounded and could be well suited for total team defense.
"One-timer" is a shot taken without catching the pass or handling the puck.
Appreciated this video. I'm an Aussie who started watching NHL about two years ago, so most of these I didn't know. Aussie hockey fans are definitely unicorns.
I first heard "sunburn on the back of your neck" directed toward Kings goalie Mario Lessard in the late '70s.
A lot of abbreviations with slap/snap/wrist shot too.
Slap shot: slapper, clapper, clap bomb etc.
Can of Corn: this one’s from baseball I think, but I’ve heard it used in hockey as well. It’s usually used to describe slow pitches in baseball, and likewise can be used in hockey to describe slow shots
Not new, but great of you to do this for the new people.
"Right where mom keeps the cookies" refers to the top shelf of the net. "Chicklets" refers to a players teeth (usually when they're found on the ice)....
Cookies reference is from the legendary Buffalo Sabres play-by-play broadcaster Rick Jeanneret.
I've never been able to explain icing well without a board or bar napkin.
Thank you so much. Been needing this for two years lol.
Mustard
Used more in baseball but you'll hear it across all sports including hockey. Just means putting some energy into it.
Never heard that in hockey. Only baseball.
Been playing hockey for 21 years and already know all of this, but I loved this video freaking great
Two of my all time favorites are netminder for goalie and biscuit for goal/puck
one timer:when a player passes the puck to another player who is in the act of shooting
top shelf:shooting the puck at the highest part of the net
Heres a couple good ones:
Lettuce (Hair), Top Ched/Cheese (puck shot top part of net), and Scratch my back with a hacksaw! (Amazing goal).
Needed this a lot. Thank you for doing this.
"short side" " split the D" and my favorite from Harry Neale " He beat him like a rented mule!"
Wrap around goals are harder to stop with the goalie equipment changes. There is more space under the pad next to skate. The changes in goalie side to side movement gains advantages in percentage shots (ie screens), but causes issues with locking into the posts.
Not new but this is my first full season as New Fan since 2019-20 Shortened Season really excited
Thanks for explaining the Gordie Howe hat trick. All my life I thought it meant the same person scoring three consecutive goals for his team in one game.
Another term that I like to use is the Pinball Goal: when the puck takes a couple of odd ricochets around the net before finding its way into the back of the damn thing. They don’t happen often, but to me they’re entertaining thing to watch since you almost always end up asking something akin to "what the hell happened there?!?" Hehe. 😆😎
Nothing beats some good old Mike Lange calls, though. Not exactly terminology, but still.
"Kronwalled"
This reminded me of another Red Wing related term "Datsyukian" the most wizardly of dekes.
This video is in a new reaction video, Shannon. I kinda love it. I hope you're getting some traffic. The comments were 100% praise. I was grateful to the almighty algorithm for leaving it in my suggested posts.
ua-cam.com/video/wIu1kPb9Byo/v-deo.htmlsi=hIDhHftSENhbP0NF
I'm not new to hockey but I talk in french, so this video is very usefull for the "only in english" expression
It's funny how wrap around goal here in Finland is called 'old fashioned' for whatever reason
For offside also, if the player handling the puck gets in the offensive zone before the puck but in full control of it, it's not offside
Been watching hockey for about 20 years and still didn't know some off these Terminologies (sieve, turtle,sunburn,bag skate) so thank you!
Give and go: passing the puck to a teammate and getting it right back
LetterKenny? I'm 60 and we said 'Forecheck, backcheck, paycheck' when we were kids.
I'm a long time hockey fan and some of these terminology is new to me, but that is likely because we don't adopt or translate all of these to Swedish. Very interesting though!
Cherrypicking - we call it "fishing for goals" in Swedish xD
Trapezoid - this has been implemented for this year in the SHL.
I have two corrections to make:
-On diving Shaun need to check out the rule on Embellishment!
-Tie downs or fight straps was made in order to keep the jersey _on_ a fighter. Back in the days fighters always tried to grab the other players jersey and pull it over his head. That would render him pretty defenseless. Players started to tie down their jersey to the hockey pants to prevent this.
Who is Shaun? I understand the rules just fine. The league added tie downs because of guys like Rob Ray and Gino Odjick taking off their gear and fighting shirtless. Fighters don't care of their jersey comes off in a fight.
@@TheHockeyGuy Not related to this comment, but as a pedantic asshole it makes me sad seeing you teaching a new group of hockey fans an incorrect term. It's offside, not offsides.
Pedantry aside, I really do appreciate this video and I'm sending it to friends so they don't have to ask me as many questions when we watch games.
It’s always awkward pooping when you’re wearing a jersey with a fight strap. Gotta make sure that loop doesn’t fall into the toilet.
Broke his ankles= What Seabastian Aho does to defenceman. When a skater deeks out a defenceman so bad he falls down.
I always found it strange that you can dump the puck in a couple feet before you hit center ice and it'll never be called icing, but offsides is black and white and they'll go frame by frame to make the call.
Agree 100%, happens at least half a dozen times a game and I'm so confused as to why they just let it go
Did, "kitty bar the door" get mentioned? , is one of my favorites.
I’ve never heard of the sunburn term before but it almost made me spit out my drink 😂
SHG, PPG, GWG: I think these were missed.
SHG: Short handed goal (shorty): when you score a goal while you are on the penalty kill.
PPG: Power Play Goal: when you score a goal while on the power play
GWG: Game Winning Goal: the goal that actually won your team the game which is not necessarily the last goal scored. For example, if your team won 6-3 then the GWG was Goal #4. If your team wins 6-5 then the GWG is Goal #6.
I apologize if this is in the video and I missed it.
We need the video from Slap Shot where the goalie explains the penalties
Yes
half-wall, dasher, rat, sandpaper, toe-drag, yard sale, D to D, saucer pass
Anyone commented "one-timer" yet?
Basically it's a snapshot or slapshot right off a pass from a teammate.
How about "Katie bar the door"- Mickey Redmond term. Basically a forward sitting in front of the net, with an easy goal.
deke, cycling the puck, undress, pulled a string, and the other hockey player thats a verb- Steve Smith
Addendum to forecheck backcheck paycheck: forecheck backcheck paycheck, raincheck meaning the team doesn't have the funds to pay you right now
"Try to draw a penalty" or as I call someone who falls on the ground without being hit a "flopper".
I always get a chuckle out of "plug" as a chirp (to imply that a player is borderline NHL-worthy). Also, "chirp" itself (to beak off/talk trash).
My favorite chirp...When they call some dude a "Bender" because his skating sucks so bad.
This was great! I'm wondering if you'd do a video on the style of game each team plays and/or has historically played
the Tom Wilson Hattrick. goal, assist and a game misconduct.
I wish bc two hander was on here lol I love when Mickey Redmond says it
Half-wall - a lot of commentators use it
AAV, against the cap, etc - contract terminology creeps up a lot when talking about players
Puck Bunnies
Grinders & Goons - their usefulness
Energy Line
Chippy play
Celly
My apologies if these was previously commented on.
Tripped over the blue line. This actually happened to me a lot because... Um, the blue line is very slippery.
Natural hat trick. Is three straight goals (both teams combined) by a single player. Usually the opposing team cannot recover from a natural hat trick, so it’s 1-good morning 2-good afternoon 3-good night.
Catch and release, a snapshot from a perfect pass.
You mentioned not many wrap arounds in the 80s and kind of wonder how much Gretzky affected that. how many players tried to imitate him in setting up office back there instead of trying the wraparound?
As a fairly new Hockey fan that’s just trying to be more educated, some of these are fucking hilarious 😂😂
"five hole" comes to mind :) and "top shelf, where mama hides the cookies" :)))
I think of a greasy goal being different than a garbage goal. A garbage goal is a goal is when something happens where the puck is just laying there and gets tapped in or maybe it hits a defenseman and goes in. A greasy goal is when a guy is working against the d-man just outside the crease and managed to deflect it or stuff the rebound in. I think Shanahan with greasy goals.