Rest easy hockey fans, the term "five-hole" is officially in the dictionary.
There are literally thousands of widely used sports terms that are worthy of being in the dictionary, and yet so few ever make it into a Merriam Webster. For some reason, five-hole won a golden ticket and is now officially a dictionary certified term.
Unfortunately for former Montreal Canadiens goalie Jeff Hackett, the victory for the hockey community came at the expense of having his name being included in the example sentence in a not so flattering way. A quick quote search on Google shows that the example was taken from an article written by David Neal of the Miami Herald in which Pavel Bure helped the Panthers defeat the Canadiens by going five-hole on Hackett. Bit of a random example...
Seeing five-hole added into the dictionary got us thinking...what other hockey terms should Merriam Webster add? Here are
1. Dangle
ice hockey
When a player in possession of the puck uses skillful stick handling to get past an opposing player.
2. Clapper
ice hockey
A shot taken with a great amount of power.
3. Wrister
ice hockey
A shot taken by a player that involves generating power from the wrists.
4. BarDown
ice hockey
When a puck hits the crossbar and ends up going into the net for a goal.
5. Spin-O-Rama
ice hockey
A term used to describe a player who performs a 360 degree turn while in possession with the puck. Super illegal in NHL shootouts.
What other hockey terms do you think should be added into the dictionary?
