v. Hockey pass (the puck) to a team-mate who is closer to the opposing team's goal than the passer.
- 1963  We're always told to head-man the puck, pass it to the player ahead of us, because the puck can travel faster than you can skate.
- 1966  Why is it when a power play is on, the offensive team . . . [takes] the puck . . . back of its own net instead of head-manning it and charging in?
- 1966  What occurs to almost every veteran hockey fan who's seen the Russians play, is how closely their play resembles the Canadian game of 20 . . . years ago; shorter passes, no slapshots, no head-manning the puck.