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...
goon it up v.— «In the playoffs, intimidation, gooning it up, being as vicious as you can be is a big part of hockey.» —“Leafs muscle beats talent, downcast Islanders agree” by Allen Abel in Uniondale, N.Y. Globe...
Gretzky Jofa n.— «As a teen he played with a Jofa model made famous by Wayne Gretzky. The lightweight helmet had no internal padding and was not CSA approved. “It wasn’t even made for hockey, it was designed for canoeing,” he...
jump n.— «It’s called jump, and in hockey parlance it means intensity born of desperation. It’s a survival instinct, a reflex, a spirited display of pure and utter want-to.» —“Sharks float when they should jump” by Gary...