stickhandle
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stickhandle
First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from stickhandling
Example Sentences
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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.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2021
At the same time, Sasakamoose’s memory of those distant school years in the 1940s can still brighten as he describes learning to stickhandle, or recalls the team with which he won a provincial championship.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2018
Stevens has seen that come to fruition in the last two games as Kempe's line has combined for three goals and five assists, not including Kempe's slick stickhandle goal Tuesday to keep the shootout going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
Sticks changed very little until the 1960s when the Chicago Blackhawks’ Stan Mikita first popularized the curved blade, which revolutionized the game, improving players’ ability to stickhandle and shoot.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2018
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft was able to skate and stickhandle through New Jersey's defense, but the Devils clogged the middle of the ice limiting offensive chances.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2013
Once that happened, Beniers stickhandled deftly around him and made a final move to tuck the puck home.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Defenseman Dougie Hamilton gambled to steal the pass to Ovechkin and missed, the Capitals captain then stickhandled around a diving Jaccob Slavin and wristed it past Petr Mrazek.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2019
Crosby stickhandled all over the Oilers zone before backhanding the puck over the left pad of goaltender Cam Talbot for his second goal of the game.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2018
The Ducks' triumph, sealed when Rickard Rakell stickhandled his way to point-blank range and beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick 4 minutes and 41 seconds into overtime, was their first complete-game effort in a long time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2018
DeBrusk stickhandled around a pair of Blackhawks players before sending a pass over to Krejci, who one-timed a shot into the net.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2018
Keller then won it, taking a long Taylor Heise pass on the left wing, racing into the Canadian zone, stickhandling around defender Claire Thompson before beating goalie Desbiens cleanly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Robbed twice in the first period, Eller got the puck all alone in front after a nice feed from Sonny Milano and scored after some nifty stickhandling.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
That changed late in the first period, when Foegele used some nifty stickhandling to get around Mayo and beat Vejmelka to the stick side.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
They distract from what’s actually best about the game: the speed, the shooting, and the stickhandling, as well as bone-crunching but legal body checks.
From Slate ● May 6, 2021
He forced him to practice his stickhandling in the basement.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2021
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