neutral zone

noun

Ice Hockey.

1. the area of a rink between the two blue lines.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neutral zone¹

1900–05, in sense “zone between the two scrimmage lines in football”

Example Sentences

Terry forced a turnover in the neutral zone in the first period and eventually scored his 11th goal on Strome’s pass from behind the net.

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The Kings, who have switched the way they play in the neutral zone and on the penalty kill since last season’s postseason debacle, also added seven players since their last meeting with the Oilers at the Crypt eight months ago.

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The team also ditched its plodding 1-3-1 neutral zone trap in favor of more offensive-minded 1-2-2, a formation Kopitar said has made the team dynamic.

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Baier has worked to keep “Special Report” a neutral zone.

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Whether this would lead to a longer-term Israeli occupation, or the establishment of an internationally patrolled neutral zone, or some other arrangement, is as unknown as the other outcomes of the ongoing conflict.

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