DCHP-1 Online
crease 
n. in hockey and lacrosse, the marked area in front of the goal reserved for the goal tender and prohibited to attacking players except when the puck or ball is inside it; goal crease.
- 1963 It's just, that, if he persists on leaving his crease, he must accept the possibility of bodily contact the same as other players.
- 1964 The referee . . . gave Bower a penalty, for holding the puck outside the crease.
- 1963 It's just, that, if he persists on leaving his crease, he must accept the possibility of bodily contact the same as other players.