slap shotn.
Ice Hockey.
A shot made with a sharp slapping movement of the stick, which usually lifts the puck off the ice.
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goaltending1891
stick-handling1891
assist1925
body-checking1936
screenshot1940
slap shot1942
poke-check1945
spearing1957
deke1960
penalty killing1960
body check1962
poke-checking1963
takeaway1967
saucer pass1986
1942 E. Jeremiah Ice Hockey iii. 12 A slap shot..is very effective because its suddenness has a valuable surprise element.
1956 Royal Canad. Air Force Coach's Manual Hockey 40 The slap shot can be made by stopping the puck first, then teeing off on it.
1972 ‘E. Lathen’ Murder without Icing (1973) ii. 18 Billy Siragusa, the Huskies' new center, was practicing slap shots.
1974 Los Angeles Times 13 Oct. iii. 2/3 Rene Robert got Buffalo's only goal at 14:06 of the opening period with a 30-foot slapshot.
Derivatives
ˈslapshoot v. (transitive) to hit (a puck) in this manner.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > engage in ice hockey [verb (transitive)] > actions
cross-check1896
butt-end1926
deke1961
spear1963
slapshoot1968
high-stick1971
stick1981
1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. 35/1 Athlete-columnists are more common than writers who can also skate and slapshoot a hockey puck.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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