puckhandler

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

puck +‎ handler

Noun[edit]

puckhandler (plural puckhandlers)

  1. (ice hockey) A player skilled or involved in puck-handling.
    He was a great goaltender but a poor puckhandler.
    • 2009 April 7, Paul Hunter, “Devils aim to exorcise demons”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      Even the defencemen, most of whom are smart, mobile puckhandlers, pinch in more often.