TERMINOLOGY REFRESHER

Good teammate – a guy who will step in and fight a teammates battle with a rival/enemy.

Soft skill – a guy who has talent but it evaporates when the going gets tough

Like to have that one back – goalie lets in a pillow-soft goal that should never ever go in.

Navel gazer – player who has bad body language

Back stabber – guy who hits from behind

Chute puller – guy who feigns being injured when he’s only hurt.

Clown – lightly used 4th liner whose only skill is pugilism.

Dunce – player who takes bad penalties.

Concrete hands – guy who struggles to handle the puck with any dexterity

Molar rattler – heavy hit (also: Bowel Shaker)

Sieve – easy to beat goalie

Pylon – easy the skate around defenseman

Helicopter line – a line that features a very good center but less than stellar wingers

Doughnut line – A line with good wingers but no center

Tourist – guy who watches the play and rarely gets involved physically

Slug – any player who isn’t fleet of foot

Seagull – a coach or manager who squawks a lot, craps on people and then leaves the scene

Brain cramp – when a good player makes a really poor play. (also: Mental Flatulance)

Super pest – usually an undersized forward who plays an annoying and physical style that is punctuated with an acerbic tongue. (also: Uber Pest, Energy Guy, and Creep)

Roller blader – player who never stops, just swings, cause it’s easier.

Homer – broadcaster(s) who call the game they want to see, not the one being played. (also: Guy who only plays well at home)

Furry – player who gets about the same ice time as the mascot. (also: Ice Guy)

Chinese fire drill – I don’t know that this is still politically correct, or correct at all for that matter (the Chinese seem pretty organized these days). When a team gets running around in its defensive zone.

Pansy – player who doesn’t like the rough stuff.

Disher – very good passer

Sniper – very accurate shooter

Thoroughbred – player who can skate fast but doesn’t see any teammate in his periphery.

Waste of skin – someone with no apparent value as a player, or human for that matter.