Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To check an ice-hockey opponent in the opponent's own defensive zone.
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- verb ice hockey To
pressure thepuck carrier for the opposing team
Etymologies
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Examples
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` ` In the third we got a lesson in forecheck pressure, '' he said.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The penalty-kill was bad, we didn't score enough, our forecheck is bad.
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The Devils 'forecheck is stronger, faster and more physical than the Blues'.
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` ` We kept getting pucks in deep and our forecheck was our biggest plus for us tonight. ''
USATODAY.com 2008
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` ` We turned the puck over too often in the early part of the game, and we were not getting any kind of forecheck established whatsoever.
USATODAY.com 2008
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From the numerous offside calls, off-target passes, shots that found Wild players 'shin pads as if they were magnetized and the lack of a forecheck, it was far from the effort the Capitals wanted after such a complete game against the Hurricanes the night before.
Capitals in 'quicksand,' fall to Wild, 2-1 Katie Carrera 2010
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He responded by tightening up his system's forecheck and neutral zone in an effort to compensate for a goal-per-game dropoff in scoring.
On Hockey: Can one weekend turn around the Caps' season? Tarik El-Bashir 2011
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Playing with a lead, the Caps were content to rag the puck in their own zone and in the process, take Tampa’s crowd out of the game, and force Guy Boucher to up his forecheck before starting their breakout.
Puppy power Ryan Cooper 2011
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I love how they established their forecheck and kept the Pens bottled up in their zone.
"Southleast" no more Ryan Cooper 2011
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His speed is tough to deal with on the rush and he's aggressive and highly effective on the forecheck.
Duchene, Tavares top forwards on Red Line Report's list 2009
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