Definition of Puck

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Definition of Puck

Puck

A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as the object to be driven through the goals.

A celebrated fairy, "the merry wanderer of the night;" -- called also Robin Goodfellow, Friar Rush, Pug, etc.

The goatsucker.

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Puck Quotations

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
Wayne Gretzky

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
Wayne Gretzky

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.
Mario Lemieux

The kids wait for it to be organized. They want to go play all of these tournaments, for a little practice time. I learned my skills by dropping the puck just with the kids. I think that's missing today.
Bobby Orr

I think the idea of the obstruction through the neutral zone and away from the puck was an excellent rule.
Mark Messier

We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum.
Saku Koivu

Sometimes that happens. I know how it feels to lose eight or nine to nothing. It can be frustrating but it was good for us. This was a team that was hot the last nine games. It seemed like any puck we touched went our way.
Peter Bondra

We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.
Bobby Clarke

Puck Translations

puck in German is Scheibe
puck in Hungarian is korong
puck in Spanish is duende
Puck in Swedish is tomte

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