Used to pass over a defender stick or body in the passing lane. A good sauce pass rotates flat like a frisbee so it lands cleanly and is easy to receive. Learning to throw a consistent sauce pass is a skill that separates advanced players from beginners.
Sauce pass
A pass lifted off the ice that floats through the air like a flying saucer.
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Dirty dangles
Flashy stickhandling moves
Flow
Long hair under helmet
Boards
The walls surrounding the ice surface. The boards are about 42 inches tall with glass panels on top. Board play is a huge part of hockey. Players battle along the boards for puck possession, use them to bank passes, and get checked into them during body contact. Winning battles along the boards is one of the most important skills in the game.
Hard rims
Fast puck movement along boards