stickhandle
Maneuver the puck
Stickhandle is a hockey term for maneuvering the puck with one's stick, keeping control while skating or evading defenders: He stickhandled through three players before shooting.
The word extends to navigating tricky situations skillfully: She stickhandled the budget crisis without layoffs.
Also appears as two words or hyphenated.
Hockey's rubber projectile
- dekeSports misdirection move
- forecheckOffensive zone pressure tactic
- backcheckPursuing puck carrier rearward
- breakawaySudden separation from group
slapshot · faceoff · powerplay · shorthanded · rink · skates · goal · NHL
Hang loosely, swaying
- dekeSports misdirection move
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- shiftySeeming dishonest or evasive
- elusiveHard to find
evasive · juking · crossover · zigzag · nimble · quick · lateral · deceptive
puck
Hockey's rubber projectile
- dekeSports misdirection move
- forecheckOffensive zone pressure tactic
- backcheckPursuing puck carrier rearward
breakaway · slapshot · faceoff · powerplay · shorthanded · rink · skates · goal · NHL · penalty
dangle
Hang loosely, swaying
elusive · evasive · juking · crossover · zigzag · nimble · quick · lateral · deceptive · juke
navigate
Guide through terrain
guide · steer · circumvent · sidestep · bureaucracy · obstacles · politics · diplomacy · tactful · delicate
cradle
Rocking bed for infants
possession · touch · blade · tape · curl · drag · pull · push · sweep · cup
stickhandleshoot
Discharge or capture
slapshot · turnover · pass · wrist shot · one-timer
stickhandling, stickhandler, stickhandles, stickhandled, stickhandlers