home ice
Local arena's edge
Home ice is the rink where a hockey team plays its regular-season games, as opposed to the opponent's arena.
Teams playing on home ice enjoy familiar surroundings and supportive crowds: The Bruins have home ice advantage in the playoffs.
Having home ice in a playoff series means hosting more games than the opponent.
Venue for contests
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- coliseumLarge arena for events
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
building · stands · crowd · boards · glass · Zamboni · locker room · scoreboard
Direct competitive confrontation
- puck dropHockey game's commencement
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- playoffsChampionship elimination series
series · game seven · overtime · rivalry · matchup · NHL · championship · Stanley Cup
Knowledge through experience
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- energyPower to do work
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
rhythm · routine · boost · edge · dominance · momentum shift · winning percentage
arena
Venue for contests
facility · building · stands · crowd · boards · glass · Zamboni · locker room · scoreboard · jumbotron
faceoff
Direct competitive confrontation
- puck dropHockey game's commencement
- power playStrategic leverage attempt
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
playoffs · series · game seven · overtime · rivalry · matchup · NHL · championship · Stanley Cup · regular season
familiarity
Knowledge through experience
confidence · rhythm · routine · boost · edge · dominance · momentum shift · winning percentage
- home advantagefans, cheering, familiarity, fortress, homestand
- sports edgesadvantage, power play, man advantage, momentum, head start
- arenasarena, stadium, gymnasium, gym, coliseum