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| check | a hit on a player, often with the hip and shoulder |
| boarding | apenalty called when a player is deliberately forced into a wall |
| red line | a line across the ice that divides it into two equal halves |
| checking | stopping a player with the puck, or getting it from them with your stick |
| charging | a penalty called when one player violently slams into another from a distance |
| face-off | a battle for the puck by two players who are facing each other |
| goal judge | an official who judges whether a puck has crossed the goal line |
| goalie | a player who guards the goal and tries to stop the puck from going in |
| helmet | a tight-fitting head protector that usually has a face shield attached |
| icing | a shot from behind the centre line that passes the opposing team's goal line without being touched |
| infraction | the breaking of a rule that results in the stoppage of play or a penalty |
| linesman | an official whose main job is to judge and call offside and icing violations |
| offside | a violation when a player enters the attacking zone before the puck does |
| penalty | a punishment for breaking one of the rules |
| penalty shot | a free shot at goal awarded as a penalty for a defensive infraction |
| power play | when one team has more players than the other after a sending off |
| puck | a small, hard disc made of vulcanized rubber |
| rink | a large flat surface of ice that's used for ice hockey or skating |
| violation | the breaking of a rule that results in the stoppage of play or a penalty |
| Wayne Gretzky | one of the most famous ice hockey players of all time |
