Puck-handling

Alternative forms

• puck handling
• puckhandling

Origin

1921, puck + handling.

Full definition of puck-handling

Noun

1. (ice hockey) The ability to control the puck; stickhandling.
• 1921, March 12, Boston Daily Globe, p 6:Dazzling puck handling by the visitors, but college men break up swift attacks. headline
• 1965, May 15, Kingston Whig-Standard, p 9:... Flyers dominated the game with superior skating, checking, passing and puck-handling.

Related terms

• puckhandler