DCHP-2
stickhandle Hockey DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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v.
carry a puck forward and around opponents by deft and deceptive movements of the stick; control the puck while moving forward on an irregular course.
See also: dipsy-doodle
- 1931 Hayes . . . stickhandled past the entire Wanderers' team and beat Sinclair with a pretty shot.
- 1966 Some of the most exciting moments . . . come during the killing of penalties, when the defending team, not allowed to ice the puck into the attacking team's end, must stickhandle or pass to waste . . . time.
- 1931 Hayes . . . stickhandled past the entire Wanderers' team and beat Sinclair with a pretty shot.