The point (ice hockey)

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In ice hockey, a player in the opponent's end zone at the junction of the blue line with the boards is said to be at the point. Usually the players at the two points are the defensemen, and the name is taken from the former names of the defense positions, point and cover point. On the power play the players playing at these positions are always known as the points, though one of the positions is often played by a forward.

The point's responsibilities include attempting to keep the puck in the offensive zone when the defensive team attempts to clear, receiving a pass from the forwards to allow the play to reset, and taking slapshots at the goal, hoping to create a rebound or a deflection.
Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. It is a speedy and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural, reliable seasonal ice cover, though with the advent
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A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games.

Normally, there are at least two players in a game, but one-player games exist and are collectively known as solitary games
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A hockey rink is an ice rink specifically designed for the game of ice hockey. It is rectangular with rounded corners and surrounded by a wall approximately 40 inches (1 meter) high called the boards.
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Power play or powerplay may refer to:

In gaming:
  • PC PowerPlay, a PC games magazine published in Australia
  • PowerPlay (technology), a defunct standard for networked video gaming headed by Valve Software and Cisco Systems

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slap shot in ice hockey is the hardest shot. It has four stages which are executed in one fluid motion:
  1. The player winds up his hockey stick by raising it behind his body, sometimes raising the blade to shoulder height or higher.

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