Aerobic conditioning: Aerobic means "with oxygen." A player needs to have aerobic conditioning in order to efficiently use oxygen and therefore have endurance over the length of the game.
Anaerobic conditioning: Anaerobic means "without oxygen." Short bursts of intense energy are needed for many hockey plays. Anaerobic conditioning is needed to be able to optimally execute these plays by having stored energy that can be released without high oxygen intake.
Assist: Individual scoring records are kept for each player. A player that scores a goal is given one scoring point. A player that passes the puck to another player who has scored is given an "assist" and is also credited with one scoring point. No more than two assists can be awarded on any one goal.
Attackers: Players who bring the puck into the offensive zone are known as attackers. They can include only one player or all the skaters on a team.
Attacking zone: Sometimes also called the offensive zone, the attacking zone is the one third of the rink inside the blue line that contains the defender’s goal.
Wave off: When a stoppage of play is about to occur, the referee may decide to continue play by "waving off" the stoppage. Examples include icing and offside.
Wide around: When a puck is shot into the attacking zone, close to the boards, it may travel close the boards all the way to the opposite point. This is known as a wide-around.
Wing: The players on the offensive line that are on both sides of the center are known as wings.
Wraparound: An offensive player may skate around the back of the net and then attempt to quickly push the puck into the net between the goalie and the corner of the net for a wraparound goal.
Wrist shot: A wrist shot is accomplished by bringing place the puck on the stick and bring the stick forward rapidly. The level of follow through will determine whether the shot goes high or low.
Zamboni: The device that resurfaces the ice between periods is known as a Zamboni. The Zamboni Company manufactures these vehicles specifically for this purpose.
Zone Coverage: Zone coverage is a defensive strategy in which each defensive player covers an area of the defensive zone.
