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time killer Hockey 
a player whose task is to keep the opposition from scoring while his team is short-handed as a result of one or more penalties, by keeping control of the puck, checking opposition players closely, etc.
See also: penalty killer
- 1966 [The] time killers started early that night as Red Armstrong was whistled off at 2:24 of the first period.
- 1966 [The] time killers started early that night as Red Armstrong was whistled off at 2:24 of the first period.