DEAD PUCK    a puck that a player has caught in his hand or that flies out of the rink. DEFENSEMEN    two players usually stationed in or near their defensive zone to help the goalie guard against attack; sometimes they lead an attack. The right defenseman covers the right half of the rink, the left defenseman plays to the left, but they can skate into each other's territory. DEFENSIVE LINE    consists of two defensemen. DEFENSIVE ZONE   the area nearest a team's goal (the goal they are defending). DEKE OR DEKING    a decoying or faking motion by the puck-carrier. There are shoulder dekes, stick dekes and head dekes. DELAYED PENALTY OR DELAYED CALL    when an official raises his arm but does not blow his whistle, waiting to see the outcome of a play before calling a penalty; these delayed calls are made so as not to penalize the non-offending team by stopping their momentum; a penalty that is delayed, and then not called, is is waved off and play continues uninterrupted; also a penalty against the team tthat has only 4 players on the ice, which is assessed only when one of its players gets out of the penalty box. DELAY OF GAME    a minor penalty given to any player who purposely delays the game in any way, such as batting or shooting the puck outside the playing area or displacing the goalpost from its normal position. DOUBLE MINOR    a type of minor penalty given for certain accidental infractions that result in an injury to another player; penalty time of 4 minutes is given, double the time of a normal minor penalty. DROP PASS    when a player simply leaves the puck behind for a teammate following him to pick up. ELBOWING    a minor penalty which occurs when a player strikes his opponent with an elbow to impede his progress. EMPTY-NET GOAL     a goal scored against a team that has pulled the goalie out of the game. ENFORCER    also called the policeman; is usually the most penalized player on the team; his is the job of protecting his teammates from harm; usually a larger player who is not afraid of any fight.