puck-handling
Skating with disc
Puck-handling is the skill of controlling and maneuvering a hockey puck with one's stick while skating.
Good puck-handling allows a player to maintain possession under pressure, navigate through defenders, and set up scoring opportunities.
The term appears as both noun and adjective: His puck-handling skills are exceptional; a puck-handling drill.
Players known for exceptional puck-handling are often called "danglers" for their ability to dangle the puck past opponents.
Maneuvering puck with hockey stick
- dekingFeinting past an opponent
- danglesHangs swinging freely
- one-touchActivated by minimal contact
- backhandRacket stroke across body
forehand · cradling · edgework · fakes · feints · misdirection · escapes · receiving
Repetitive training routines
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- repetitionAct of redoing
- agilityQuickness and ease
stickhandling
Maneuvering puck with hockey stick
backhand · forehand · cradling · edgework · fakes · feints · misdirection · escapes · receiving · transitions
drills
Repetitive training routines
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- repetitionAct of redoing
Gretzky
Record-holding hockey player
puck-handlingshooting
Discharging a weapon
passing · slap shot · wrist shot · clearing · turnover
puck-handlingforechecking
Offensive zone pressure tactic
backchecking · goaltending · defending · checking · body checking
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