busher n.— «“Busher” Jackson got his nickname from trainer Tim Daly. Jackson was hurt and Daly asked him to carry some sticks and Jackson said that he wasn’t there to carry sticks he was in Toronto to play hockey. Daly replied...
dangles
n.pl.— «Whatever the curve, St.Luois got dangles, and a snipe.» —“Martin st-Louis curve” by snipes19 Easton Hockey Message Board May 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
chippy adj.— «The game was wide open with end-to-end rushes and very little chippy stuff and few penalties.» —“Native Sons Gain Entry in Five-Team Hockey Loop” by Don Maclean Lethbridge Herald (Alberta, Can...
chippy adj. irritable, tempermental, or fractious. Editorial Note: Oxford English Dictionary cites this meaning as early as 1885 as a colloquial form of ‘given to chipping, ready to chip.’ In recent decades in North America it has become most...
chippy adj.— «“The boys did get a little chippy” in Thursday night’s game, said North head coach Frank Anzalone. “We just don’t want to see the boys dropping our gloves and fighting and an American sports festival. There is no...
chippy adj.— «Tonight’s game was a little chippy, conceded Roger Neilson. We’re trying to play as rough as we can.» —“Spare us the tales of hockey heroics” by Allen Abel Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Apr...