Ice Hockey Vocabulary Quiz

You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests vocabulary on the Ice Hockey page.

1. Forcing a player into a wall is called

walling
boarding
charging
a) walling b) boarding c) charging

2. The line dividing the rink into equal halves is the

halfway line
goal line
centre line
a) halfway line b) goal line c) centre line

3. A player who protects the goal is called a

goalkeeper
goaltender
protector
a) goalkeeper b) goaltender c) protector

4. An official who calls offsides and icings is a

linesman
goal judge
referee
a) linesman b) goal judge c) referee

5. The part of a helmet that protects the face is a

face shield
face-off
face mask
a) face shield b) face-off c) face mask

6. Major and minor penalties are given for

injuries
icings
infractions
a) injuries b) icings c) infractions

7. In ice hockey, offside and icing are called

face-offs
penalties
violations
a) face-offs b) penalties c) violations

8. In a power play, one team has more

power
players
bodychecks
a) power b) players c) bodychecks

9. A free shot awarded by the referee is a

penalty
penalty shot
penalty shootout
a) penalty b) penalty shot c) penalty shootout

10. Teams score when the puck goes into something called

a goal
a shot
a linesman
a) a goal b) a shot c) a linesman

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