GET THE JUMP     -   to move fast and thereby get a good start on the opponents.

GOAL     -   provides one point; scosred when a puck goes between the goalposts from the stick of an attacking  player and entirely crosses the red line between the goalposts; also the informal term used to refer to the area made of the goalposts and the net guarded by the goalie and into which a puck must enter to score a point.

GOAL CREASE     -   a semi-circular area with a 6-foot radius in front of the opening of the goal; denotes the playing area of the goaltender into which no player without the puck may enter.

GOAL LINE     -   the 2-inch red line between the goalposts that stretches in both directions to the sideboards.

GOALKEEPER, GOALIE, GOALTENDER     -   the heavily padded player who guards the goal;  prevents opponents from scoring by stopping the puck anyway he can.

GOALPOSTS     -   the metal bars that frame the area to which the net is attached which rests on the center of the goal line and between which a puck must pass to score a goal.

HAT TRICK     -   three or more goals scored by a player in one game.

HIGH-STICKING     -   a minor penalty which occurs when a player checks an opponent by carrying his stick above the normal height of his opponent's waist and hits, or menaces the opponent with it; if injury is caused it becomes a major penalty; if a referee determines that the raising of the stick was unintentional and no contact occurred,the penalty is only against the team and results in a face-off.

HOLDING     -   a minor penalty which occurs when a player grabs and holds onto an opponent (or his stick) with his hands or arms to impede the opponent's progress.

HOOK CHECK     -   a sweep of the stick low to the ice to take the puck from an opponent's stick.

HOOKING     -   a minor penalty which occurs when a player attempts to impede the progress of another player by hooking any part of the opponent's body with the blade of his stick; an illegal use of one's stick.