Tuesday, 22 May 2018

The Winnipeg Jets are out of the playoffs...

Hello all you language seekers,

This week is a little bit sad. My hometown hockey team was eliminated from the finals. This means they are no longer able to play. They will not win the championship. They are out.

However, my hometown team did do better than they have done in a very, very, very long time. So, that is good!

In honour of the Winnipeg Jets, we will look at some hockey terminology. I got this vocabulary from a good called So, you want to be a Canadian. Can you guess the meanings? Try to match the term to the proper meaning. Get your game face on! 

1) To fan the puck.                                              a) Hockey: To shoot the puck through the
                                                                                goalie's legs. Not hockey: To trick
                                                                                someone.

2) To go the 5-hole.                                             b) He's crazy.

3) The wingman.                                                 c) A fight is going to begin.

4) He's gone down to block one too many          d) His physical movements were 
    shots without his helmet.                                     unbelievably awesome.

5) He undressed the guy.                                    e) Hockey: To miss the puck when you 
                                                                                swing for it. Not hockey: To miss an 
                                                                                attempt at something.

6) He's dropping his gloves, eh?                         f) Hockey: The player who works hard to 
                                                                               help another player score. Not hockey: 
                                                                              The friend who works help to help you 
                                                                               meet a girl at the bar.

7) He stood on this head on that one.                  g) One player or person plays much better 
                                                                                 or tricks another player or person during 
                                                                                 one specific action.


The answers will be below. Don't cheat. Try to match them first. Think like a polite Canadian.



If you are in need of Canadian slang, we can fix that (I was born here)!

Matthew


The answers are...




Okay...



1 - e
2 - a
3 - f
4 - b
5 - g
6 - c
7 - d


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