slap shot
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slap shot
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n. Ice Hockey
a hard shot made by raising the stick about waist-high before striking the puck with a sharp slapping motion.
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FAST AND FURIOUS ... ICE HOCKEY!
Magazine article from: U.S. Kids; 12/1/1998; ; 654 words
; ...begins. If you're planning to become an ice hockey player, you'll need plenty of skating...quickly and skate backwards! GET INTO GEAR! Ice hockey is played with a rubber disc, or puck...This is the area in which a game of ice hockey is played. It is specially marked out...
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 "Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England)")
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It's a high five for the city's ice hockey aces.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 2/11/2008; 491 words
; ...Evening Telegraph Sports Awards. The ice hockey club clearly captured the imagination...years of magnificent service to British ice hockey by scooping the Coach of the Year award...night will help raise the profile of ice hockey in the city. David admitted to being...
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Young ice hockey star returns from Latvian contest.
Newspaper article from: Goole & Thorne Courier (Thorne, England); 2/7/2008; 288 words
; A TEENAGE ice hockey star from Howden has recently returned...away from his studies he hones his ice hockey skills by attending two training sessions...represented Great Britain under 20s in an ice hockey tournament in Latvia and thanks to...
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 "Chorley Guardian (Chorley, England)")
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Chorley teenager netting ice hockey glory.
Newspaper article from: Chorley Guardian (Chorley, England); 5/23/2007; 343 words
; ...the country's lesser known sports - of ice hockey. Adam, from Mawdesley, has been chosen...transferred his skills to Preston U12s ice hockey team. Awards and trophies followed for...Flintshire and this year with Manchester. Ice hockey is not as popular in Britain as it is...
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PACArea takes gold in ice hockey tournament.(Pacific Area)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Coast Guard Magazine; 6/1/2005; ; 159 words
; BOURNE, Mass. April 17 -- The Pacific Area ice hockey team stopped the three-year winning streak...Bourne, Mass., April 15-16, at the Gallo Ice Hockey Arena. Academy cadet Dewey Worker from...teams competed in the Commandant's Cup Ice Hockey Tournament including; Coast Guard Team...
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Ice Hockey: Young netminder Ryan gets the England call.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 12/8/2007; 322 words
; ...called up to join the England Under 16 ice hockey team. Until four years ago the junior Phantom had never played ice hockey and (by his own admission) found...shirt. I want to be a professional ice hockey player and this really makes me think...
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ICE HOCKEY: McEwen head coach for Phantoms junior section.
Newspaper article from: Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England); 1/26/2006; 325 words
; ...players a boost by appointing British ice hockey legend Doug McEwen as junior section...youngsters and hopefully fulfil their ice hockey dreams. The Canadian said: I'm looking...coaches son Corey, and is well known to ice hockey fans across the country having retired...
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The social support experiences of major junior ice hockey players in a physically removed region of Canada.(Research article)
Magazine article from: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...locations. Key words: Regional, social support, ice hockey. Introduction Many elite junior ice hockey players aspire to the professional ranks...approximately 10 elite junior (termed major junior) ice hockey leagues that NHL teams draft from. Among...
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Jamie selected for GB U18 ice hockey squad.
Newspaper article from: News Guardian (Whitley Bay, England); 1/31/2008; 153 words
; A LOCAL ice hockey rising star has again been selected to play for his country. Jamie...Mobilx Vipers Academy, has been chosen to play for the Great Britain U18 ice hockey team. The 17-year-old plays for the Academy's U18s and ENL team as...
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Kate selected for England ice hockey squad.
Newspaper article from: News Guardian (Whitley Bay, England); 7/23/2008; 214 words
; A YOUNG ice hockey star who plays for Whitley Bay has been...Ord, from Cramlington has been playing ice hockey since the age of five and plays with the boys for home team Whitley Bay. And ice hockey runs in the family as little brother...
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Mendillo, Stephen 1942–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...graduated. Career: Actor. CREDITS Film Appearances: Patrolman, Across 110th Street, United Artists, 1972. Jim Ahern, Slap Shot, MCA/Universal, 1977. Third bomb squad member, Rollercoaster, MCA/Universal, 1977. Newscaster, Remember My Name, Columbia...
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Allen, Dede
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...The Missouri Breaks (Penn) (co) 1977 Slap Shot (Hill) 1978 The Wiz (Lumet) 1981 Reds...audio shift. Instead of stopping both a shot and its accompanying audio at the same...sound from the beginning of the next shot into the end of the previous shot...
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Swanson, Scott 1948 –
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...She Said, 1997. Doctor 4, Seven Storeys, 2000. Greg Forester, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Warner Bros., 2001. Executive, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Universal Home Entertainment, 2002. Hapless soul, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, Buena Vista Home Video...
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Houser, Jerry 1952 –
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Simms, Bad Company, Paramount, 1972. Oscy, Class of '44 (also known as Tre kompisar ), Warner Bros., 1973. Killer Carlson, Slap Shot, MCA/Universal, 1977. Cab driver, Magic, Twentieth Century – Fox, 1978. Gas station attendant #1, Seems Like Old...
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Norman, Greg
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...Nicklaus was in ninth place entering the last 18 holes and shot a 30 on the back nine holes; still, Norman fell to Nicklaus...ending with a 76. Tway won with an against-all-odds chip shot from a greenside bunker and prevailed by two strokes. Ironically...one stroke behind co-leaders Faldo and Corey Pavin, ...
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