poke check

noun

, Ice Hockey.

1. an attempt to deprive an opponent of the puck by pushing it away with one's stick. Compare check ¹( def 40 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of poke check¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

“I went for a little poke check. Credit to him, he had his head up.”

From Washington Times

On his first shift, he turned his head briefly away after a puck was launched toward him by a poke check.

From Washington Post

Jets forward Adam Lowry got a short-handed breakaway, but Fleury appeared to throw his stick attempting a poke check and it hit Lowry’s stick to nix a shot.

From Seattle Times

He turned back a barrage of shots and cleared the zone with a confident poke check, carrying a shutout bid into the final three minutes of the game.

From Seattle Times

Zuccarello was credited with the strangest goal of the game when an ill-fated poke check by Hellebuyck caused the puck to glance off Morrissey and tie the game at 3 late in the second period.

From Seattle Times