Echidna to Hit the Streets at the Play On Street Hockey Tourney!

Friday, May 18, 2012

This weekend Team Echidna takes part in the Corporate Division of the Hockey Night in Canada PlayOn 4 on 4 Street Hockey Tournament in London, ON.

This year's competition may be the toughest we've seen. Other local businesses include Voices.com, Libro Financial and Rogers TV all looking to call themselves Corporate Street Hockey Champs.

So if you're looking for some long weekend activities, stop by London's beautiful Victoria Park and take in some serious street hockey action. And if you're not a huge street hockey fan, remember that the park is a beautiful place for a walk, with lots of room for things like Frisbee, reading or relaxing.

At Echidna we know not everyone is a die hard hockey fan, so we thought we'd share a few hockey slang terms so you'll have no trouble keeping up with a conversation when you attend our games.

Between the Pipes - In the net
Celly - A celebration, usually done after scoring a goal
Coast to Coast - When a player carries the puck from his own net all the way to his opponent’s net and scores
Chippy - Getting irritated with one another, usually on the brink of fighting
Chirp - To talk trash
Cherry Picker – Player who hangs out in his opponent's zone awaiting a long pass
Dangle - Misdirecting an opponent while handling the puck. See deke
Deke - A fake out, perhaps derived from the word “decoy”
Grinder - A player who digs deep, hustles to make plays. Usually better known for checking and disruption rather than scoring ability. Like a lineman in football, he works hard but rarely gets recognized for his hard work
Five Hole - The area in between the goalie’s legs
Hat Trick - Scoring three goals in one game
Laser - A quick, well-placed shot
Light the Lamp - Score a goal so the siren flashes
One-timer - Taking a hard shot right off the pass without pausing to receive it
Pylon - Skater who just stands still and is as easy to skate around as an orange cone
Sieve - A goalie with a lot of “holes” meaning he allows a lot of goals
Slot - The middle area in front of the net
Sniper - Player with an accurate shot who often scores from a distance
Top Shelf - To put a goal in the upper part of the net
Wrap Around - To come from behind the net and squeeze it past the goalie
Wrister - A wrist shot