Page 1 of Slew Foot (Scoring Chances #3)
The Scoring Chances Series is set in a fictional universe.
Although real life hockey teams and players are mentioned in passing, all of the teams shown on page are fictional.
While I have done my very best to stay true to the rules and schedules of professional hockey, some minor creative license was taken writing these stories.
BOSTON HARRIERS ROSTER
Coaches/Office
Head Coach: Hoyt Kent
Associate Coach: Aksel Rasmussen
Goaltending Coach: Danny Foley
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Leah Frye
Yoga/Pilates Instructor: Dakota Crane
Video Coach: Darryl Shultz
General Manager: Gavin Racine
President of Hockey Operations: Finnegan O’Shea
Executive Assistant to the GM: Amelia Nicholson
Director of Public Relations: Tyson Short
Team Reporter: Jocelyn Yang
Offense
Connor O’Shea
Anker Henriksen
Graham Pennington
Tom Bass
Defense
Luke Crawford
Tanner Clayton
Mickey Krause
Rafael Moon
Goalies
Jesse Webber
Arkady Romaschenko
GLOSSARY
While not an exhaustive list of hockey terms and slang by any means, here are some used in the series that you might not be familiar with.
Backhand - a shot taken using the backside of a hockey stick blade.
Biscuit - A slang term for the puck.
Black Ace - Extra players added to a roster for a team's playoff run after their own season is over in the minor-leagues or elsewhere. The Black Aces practice with the team and are expected to be ready to step into the lineup if any of the regular players in the lineup are unable to play.
Breezers - Hockey pants. Knee-to-waist protective gear that carry a variety of padding depending on whether they are worn by goaltenders or skaters. The pants are traditionally a one-piece garment with a lace-up fly augmented by a strap belt. This slang term is most commonly used in the Midwest.
Celly - Slang for “celebration”. The expression of joy after a player scores a goal. Often unique to each player/team.
Corsi - Anadvanced statistic used to provide an indication of the time a team spends in the offensive zone, versus time spent in their defensive zone.
This includes shots on goal, missed shots on goal, and blocked shot attempts towards the opposition's net minus the same shot attempts directed at your own team's net.
Crease - The shaded area directly in front of a hockey goal is called the crease. This is where a hockey goalie stops goals, and where opposing players are prohibited from interfering with the goalie.
CTE - Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a brain disorder likely caused by repeated head injuries. It causes the death of nerve cells in the brain, known as degeneration.CTEgets worse over time. The only way to definitively diagnosisCTEis after death during an autopsy of the brain.
Deke - A deke feint or fake is a technique where a player draws an opposing player out of position or is used to skate by an opponent while maintaining possession and control of the puck. The term is a Canadian abbreviation of the word decoy.
DoPS: The Department of Player Safety reviews video clips of games from the headquarters in New York City and is responsible for reviewing on-ice infractions, assessing supplemental discipline, and educating players on how to reduce the risk of injury.
D-Pair or D-Partners: Two defensive players who go out on the ice at the same time.
EBUG - Emergency backup goaltender. The NHL requires its clubs to have an emergency back-up in attendance at every home game in case either team loses both of its goalies to injury or illness.
If both goaltenders on an NHL roster are unavailable, the designated EBUG will dress for the game and either sit on the bench or, more rarely, play.
ECHL - East Coast Hockey League. A minor professional hockey league with teams based across North America.
Five-Hole - Slang for the space between a goaltenders legs. the phrases ‘through the five-hole’ and ‘gone five-hole’ are used when a player scores by shooting the puck into the goal between the goaltender's legs.
Fluff(ed) - Miss a shot.
Hatty (Hat Trick) - When a player scores threegoalsin a game, usually earning him a cascade of hats thrown onto the ice by fans(especially if the player is on the home team).
A natural hat trick is when a player scores three consecutive goals in a game.
A Gordie Howe Hat Trick is when a player gets a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, all within a single game.
KHL - The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs based in Belarus, China, Finland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, and Russia for a total of 24. Based in Moscow, Russia.
Liney - An affectionate term for a player’s linemate. Also sometimes used to refer to the linesman who works along with the referee calling offsides and icings and dropping the puck for face offs.
Netminder - Slang for goaltender.
NHLOA - The National Hockey League Officials’ Association) is the official labour union for all active officials under contract with the NHL and designated minor leagues.
NHLPA - The National Hockey League Players’ Association is the labour union for all professional hockey players who have contracts with the NHL.
One-Timer - A shot that occurs when a player meets a teammate's pass with an immediate slapshot, without any attempt to control the puck on their stick.
Pipes - The pipe-like bars that make up the frame around the goal.
Poke Check - When a player uses his stick in a poking fashion to knock the puck away from an offensive player. The most commonly used of all the stick check techniques and can be used by any player in any zone of the ice.
PK Unit - Penalty kill unit. The group of players who play shorthanded for a set period of time while one of their players is in the penalty box.
PTO - Professional tryout contract. An offer from a team to come to training camp and try out for a roster spot without a guaranteed contract.
Red Line - The center red line that cuts through the middle of the ice dividing the rink into two halves. Also, the two lines that align with the goals on both sides, eleven feet from the end boards.
Rocket - An extremely good looking woman.
Salary Cap/Cap Space - The NHL salary cap is the total amount that NHL teams may pay for players.
The amount set as the salary cap each year depends on the league’s revenue for the previous season.
The cap space is the amount of money that a professional team has available to spend on players' salaries.
Shutdown Defenseman - a defensive player who is able to limit time and space for the opposing team’s players, thus reducing scoring chances.
Spitting Chiclets - Spitting out teeth that have been knocked loose in a fight.
Splitting the D (Defense) - When a player takes the puck in-between two defensemen without being stopped.
Stay at Home Defenseman - A defenseman who is generally more concerned with guarding their team's end of the ice and preventing the opposing players from scoring than scoring goals themselves.
Stood On His Head - A goalie making difficult saves and playing exceptionally well. Carrying the rest of their team when they are struggling.
Tape - A slang term for video footage of a hockey game.
Tendie - Goaltender. Also known as a goalie.
TOI - Time on Ice. The minutes and seconds a skater plays during a game or season.
Two-Touch - a common warmup before a hockey game. Players stand in a circle and the goal is to keep a soccer ball up in the air. The ball can be touched once or twice on each attempt, but should be passed in the air to a teammate. Players are eliminated until there is one final winner.