Definitions
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- adjective Lacking sufficient
staff orpeople , as fornormal or efficientoperations . - adjective ice hockey Having fewer skaters on the ice during a play, as a result of a
penalty .
Etymologies
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Examples
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David Steckel (3: 16) and Matt Hendricks (3: 06) led the team in shorthanded time on ice.
Caps open the season with a 4-2 loss to Atlanta Katie Carrera 2010
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Staal - taken second by the Penguins - led the NHL in shorthanded goals and finished with 42 points before scoring three goals in five playoff games.
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Vinny is one of our regular penalty killers, and he's up among the leaders in shorthanded goals and points.
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The coach makes the decision, and it is usually based on a simple question: Who do I use least in shorthanded situations?
USATODAY.com - Answers: Goalie penalties and two-line passes 2003
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Sean Burke made 11 of his 31 saves in shorthanded situations and
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Yellow Jackets, who remain shorthanded in the backfield due to injuries.
NCAA Division I College Football - Wake Forest vs. Georgia Tech 2002
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DETROIT (Ticker) -- Being shorthanded is not a desirable situation for most teams, but the Detroit Red Wings seem to thrive at it.
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The Islanders have had plenty of practice in shorthanded situations.
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Coming into here, you know they beat us in Philly, and we were kind of shorthanded, not having (Rodney) Buford and Tyrone
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While the penalty kill is thriving, successful in enduring 30 of the last 32 times shorthanded, the power play has scored just three times in 35 tries.
Capitals' scoring slump has Coach Bruce Boudreau looking for answers Katie Carrera 2011
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