hockey stick
Curved ice tool
A hockey stick is the L-shaped implement used to hit the puck or ball in ice hockey, field hockey, and related sports, consisting of a long shaft with a curved or angled blade at the bottom.
The term also describes any graph or chart showing a long period of flat or gradual change followed by a sudden sharp upward spike, resembling the stick's profile: Climate scientists point to the hockey stick graph of global temperatures.
In business contexts, a hockey stick projection often signals optimistic—sometimes unrealistic—growth forecasts.
Hockey's rubber projectile
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- wrist shotQuick hockey strike
backhand · grip · composite · wooden · curve · flex · faceoff · one-timer
Increasing by constant ratio
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- boomLoud deep sound
- skyrocketRise sharply and suddenly
- spikeSharp rise or point
acceleration · parabolic · inflection · curve · trajectory · projection · steep · momentum
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
wrist shot · backhand · grip · composite · wooden · curve · flex · faceoff · one-timer · snap shot
exponential
Increasing by constant ratio
spike · acceleration · parabolic · inflection · curve · trajectory · projection · steep · momentum · uptick
- Canadamaple leaf, maple syrup, beaver, Ottawa, Toronto
- Olympic equipmentjavelin, discus, shot put, barbell, balance beam
- sports gearbasketball, baseball, football, soccer ball, volleyball
- stick sportsbaseball, cricket, golf, lacrosse, softball
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- ice sports gearice skates, figure skates, speed skates, curling stone, curling broom
hockey stickflat line
Absence of vital signs
steady state · plateau · death spiral · stagnation · horizontal line