Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of carrying a high stick, and especially of striking an opponent with a high stick, stipulated as a violation of the rules of ice hockey.
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- noun ice hockey A
penalized action in the sport ofice hockey where a player knowingly or inadvertently raises (the hand-grip part of) hisstick aboveshoulder level. - verb Present participle of high-stick.
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Examples
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-Speaking of Hendricks, aside from his high-sticking penalty that led to the power-play goal by Brett Clark, it was a pretty good night for the gritty forward.
Capitals frustrate Lightning's system in 5-2 win Katie Carrera 2011
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When hard-nosed defenseman Mike Komisarek was ejected for high-sticking Boston's Milan Lucic near the end of Wednesday's playoff game, it might have been his last official act in a Montreal Canadiens sweater.
After playoff implosion, Montreal Canadiens may be rebuilding 2009
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This kind of high-sticking with a fly rod works pretty well but can also get tedious if too many hours go by without a taking fish.
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Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period NYR 3: 31 too many men on the ice minor NYR 8: 40 Wade Redden high-sticking minor 2nd period WAS 0: 10 Dave Steckel high-sticking minor NYR 18: 52 Paul Mara tripping minor
USATODAY.com 2008
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Pronger scored on a shot from the point while Edmonton's Tom Gilbert serving a double-minor for high-sticking Bobby Ryan.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Despite a thrilling last-second comeback by a plucky U.S. team, there would be no dramatic repeat of Lake Placid in Vancouver on Sunday — no David high-sticking Goliath.
Whoa, Canada, That Was a Heckuva Game Jason Gay 2010
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Despite a thrilling last-second comeback by a plucky U.S. team, there would be no dramatic repeat of Lake Placid in Vancouver on Sunday — no David high-sticking Goliath.
Whoa, Canada, That Was a Heckuva Game Jason Gay 2010
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Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period CLB 10: 51 Manny Malhotra hooking minor 2nd period CAR 3: 58 Tuomo Ruutu hooking minor CAR 8: 00 Niclas Wallin hooking minor CLB 18: 47 Rick Nash hooking minor 3rd period CAR 1: 05 Tuomo Ruutu high-sticking minor CAR 2: 13 Patrick Eaves slashing minor CLB 7: 27 Jakub Voracek slashing minor
USATODAY.com 2008
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Does Spitzer think that hes merely been sent to the penalty box for a few minutes for high-sticking?
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Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period PIT 2: 59 Philippe Boucher hooking minor PIT 4: 41 Hal Gill hooking minor 2nd period ATL 2: 56 Mathieu Schneider high-sticking minor ATL 6: 45 Nathan Oystrick interference minor ATL 7: 27 Marty Reasoner hooking minor PIT 9: 32 Philippe Boucher tripping minor 3rd period PIT 9: 48 Pascal Dupuis hooking minor ATL 16: 16 Chris Thorburn interference minor
USATODAY.com 2008
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