stickhandle

Or stick-han·dle

[stik-han-dl]

verb (used without object)

stickhandled, stickhandling 

1. (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.

stickhandle

/ ˈstɪkˌhændəl /

verb

1. ice hockey to manoeuvre (the puck) deftly

Other Word Forms

• stickhandler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stickhandle¹

First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from stickhandling

Example Sentences

Guentzel cut the lead in half with 1:20 left in the first when he was able to collect the puck in front of the crease and stickhandle around goalie Vitek Vanecek.

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Wennberg was left alone in front and had time to stickhandle a bit.

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Learning to stickhandle and shoot would not be the only challenges.

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“My first couple years, it was a learning curve on not having that coach’s voice in the back my head saying, ‘You have to chip the puck here, don’t make that move, don’t stickhandle,’ ” Oshie said.

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Carle said Terry learned the hard way that in college he had to give up the pucks sometimes, that he wouldn’t be able to stickhandle wherever he wanted.

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