Top shelf: This is definitely one of my favorite hockeyisms. A player who "snipes" is a "sniper." See? It's not that complicated. Snipe: An accurate long-term shot from a distance. What's a slap shot? A hard shot on which a player lifts his stick above or around his waist to wind up. Slapper: Slapper is another word for a slap shot. A shorty is when a team scores a goal with fewer men on the ice during an opponent's power play. Shorty: I wish this was a chance for me to talk about one of my favorite musicians, Troy Andrews (aka Trombone Shorty), but it's slang for a shorthanded goal. Roof:A player dangles, and if he puts the biscuit in top shelf, he even might have roofed it. 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. One-timer:This is another hockey phrase that could mean something much less innocent away from the rink. I'm tempted to make a totally outdated joke referencing Dr. The 5-hole is one of the classic hockey phrases that just seems right. The fifth hole is the gap between the legs. Holes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the four corners 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.ĥ-hole: If a player "goes 5-hole," his shot goes through the goalie's legs. Not surprisingly, when the goal of the game is to get the biscuit in the basket, we've got a whole litany of terms for different types of shots and ways to score.īottle knocker: A goalie typically keeps his water bottle on the top of the net.
What am I talking about? A wooden hockey stick, of course. Woody: Most hockey players today don't play with woodies, preferring the more modern high-tech composites. This may be limited to Wisconsin and Minnesota, but it's still worth mentioning. When somebody scores, he puts the "biscuit in the basket." Now I'm hungry.īreezers: This sounds like a cheesy alcoholic beverage, but it's another word for hockey pants.
Remember what I said about the sport having its own language? Here are the basic tools of the game.īarn: Hockey arena/rink where the game is played.īiscuit: A hockey puck. You might think it's pretty straightforward, but this is hockey. Tools of the tradeįirst, let's get the game equipment squared away. With special thanks to and my friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter, we've got you covered with lots of phrases you might hear in Vancouver and Boston over the coming weeks. How about a dangler with a deke? We'll see goons drop the mitts for a dance. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you.During the Stanley Cup finals, we'll see a sniper go 5-hole or top shelf where Mama don't dust with a slapper or laser to put the biscuit in the basket or light the lamp. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. If you know the answer to the two-week challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 15 at 3 p.m. You'll name something you might see at an opera. Drop three of the letters, without changing the order of the remaining five. Name something, in eight letters, that you might hear at an opera. This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Roy Holliday, of Nyack, N.Y.
Name two countries, with a total of 12 letters, that when spelled one after the other form six consecutive state postal abbreviations.Ĭhallenge answer: Denmark, Spain (DE, NM, AR, KS, PA, IN)Ĭhallenge winner: Jamey Leahey of Danville, Kentucky This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Penn, of Durham, N.C. SOUP WORK -> OPUS (anagram of "soup," synonym of "work") Which word is the synonym and which is the anagram is for you to discover.Įx. Rearrange the letters of one of them to get a synonym of the other. On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two 4-letter words.
0 kommentar(er)
