Hockey is a sport played between two teams of eleven players who use a long curved stick to score goals. In Spanish, you can also spell it as jóquey although the most popular spelling is hockey.

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There are different types of hockey games. The most popular are ice hockey (hockey sobre hielo), field hockey (hockey sobre hierba) and roller hockey (hockey sobre patines). In this article, we are going to focus on ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish.

Ice Hockey Vocabulary in Spanish

Ice hockey is a sport that captivates fans around the world. Whether you’re a player, coach or a supporter, having a solid understanding of the game’s vocabulary is essential. Now we will learn some ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish so that you can communicate effectively with your Spanish friends.

Players or Positions

Anyone who plays a sport is called jugador or jugadora (player), so a hockey player would be jugador or jugadora de hockey. Here are the Spanish terms used for each team position.

  1. El jugador or la jugadora de hockey sobre hielo (ice hockey player)
  2. El jugador delantero or la jugadora delantera (forward)
  3. El armador or la armadora (center)
  4. El defensor or la defensora (defenseman, defensewoman)
  5. El or la alero (wing)
  6. El arquero or la arquera (goalie)
  7. El patinador or la patinadora (skater)
  8. El capitán or la capitana (captain)
  9. El entrenador or la entrenadora (head coach)
  10. El árbitro or la árbitra (referee)
  11. El árbitro auxiliar or la árbitra auxiliar (linesman, lineswoman)

Ice Hockey Rink

Now let’s move on to ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish regarding the ice hockey rink.

  1. La pista de hielo (ice rink)
  2. La pulidora de hielo or el zamboni (ice resurfacer, Zamboni)
  3. Las vallas (boards)
  4. La zona (zone)
  5. La zona neutral (neutral zone)
  6. La zona defensiva (defensive zone)
  7. La zona ofensiva (offensive zone)
  8. La zona de ataque (attacking zone)
  9. La línea azul (blue line)
  10. Las líneas atacantes (offensive lines)
  11. La portería (hockey goal)
  12. La red de la portería (net)
  13. El poste de la portería (goalpost)
  14. El área de gol or el área del portero (goal crease)
  15. La línea de gol (goal line)
  16. El área del árbitro (referee’s crease)
  17. El banquillo (bench)
  18. El banquillo de los expulsados (penalty box)

Ice Hockey Clothes and Equipment

Here are the Spanish words for the ice hockey clothes and equipment.

  1. El disco (puck)
  2. El palo (stick)
  3. El mango (shaft)
  4. Los patines (skates)
  5. La hoja del palo de hockey (blade)
  6. El casco (helmet)
  7. El visor (visor, face shield)
  8. La rejilla (cage)
  9. El protector bucal (mouth guard)
  10. Los guantes (gloves)
  11. El catcher (catcher, catching glove)
  12. El blocker or el bloqueador (blocker)
  13. La camiseta (jersey)
  14. La cinta or la correa (flight strap)
  15. Las hombreras (shoulder pads)
  16. Las coderas (elbow pads)
  17. El protector del cuello or la cuellera (neck guard)
  18. Las medias (socks)
  19. Las espinilleras (shin pads)
  20. La coquilla (jock)

Playing Ice Hockey

Now let’s see a list with the most commonly used ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish related to shots.

  1. El disparo a gol or el disparo a portería (shot on goal)
  2. El disparo fallado (missed shot)
  3. El disparo bloqueado (blocked shot)
  4. El tiro libre or el penalti (penalty shot)
  5. El tiro de muñeca (wrist shot)
  6. El tiro de impacto or el cañonazo (slap shot)
  7. El tiro mixto (snap shot)
  8. El tiro volteado (flip shot)
  9. El tiro de revés (backhand)
  10. El tiro de pantalla (screen shot)

Here is more ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish.

  1. El periodo (period)
  2. El tiempo de descanso (intermission)
  3. El tiempo muerto (timeout)
  4. El tiempo extra (overtime)
  5. La asistencia (assist, apple)
  6. El pase adelantado (headmanning)
  7. El pase atrasado (drop pass)
  8. El pase con la mano (hand pass)
  9. El contragolpe (breakaway)
  10. La finta (deke)
  11. El despeje (clearing the puck)
  12. El duelo or el cara a cara (face-off)
  13. La interferencia (interference)
  14. La carga legal (body checking)
  15. La carga ilegal (charging)
  16. La expulsión temporal (time penalty)
  17. La ventaja numérica (power play)
  18. La desventaja numérica (shorthanded)
  19. El empate (draw, tie)
  20. La prórroga (overtime)
  21. La interrupción del juego (stoppage)
  22. La sustitución de jugadores (substitution)
  23. La muerte súbita (sudden death)
  24. La pérdida del disco (giveaway)
  25. El robo del disco (takeaway)

Actions

Some of the verbs or phrases you can use while playing ice hockey in Spanish are the following.

  1. Cargar contra la banda (to board)
  2. Congelar el disco (icing)
  3. Cubrir el disco con la mano (to close hand on puck)
  4. Deslizar (to stride)
  5. Partir la defensa (to split the defense)
  6. Reanudar (to restart)
  7. Volar el disco sobre la red (to float puck over net)

Finally, while playing ice hockey there could be penalties or fouls. Here is a list of some ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish you can use to talk about them.

  1. La falta (foul)
  2. La lesión (injury)
  3. La infracción menor (minor penalty)
  4. La infracción mayor (major penalty)
  5. El mal comportamiento (misconduct)
  6. El fuera de juego (offside)
  7. La pelea (flight)
  8. El agresor or la agresora (aggressor)
  9. El instigador or la instigadora (instigator)
  10. Poner la zancadilla (to trip)
  11. Enganchar (to hook, to hold)
  12. Dar un codazo (to elbow)
  13. Dar un rodillazo (to knee)
  14. Golpear contra la cabeza (to hit to the head)
  15. Golpear por la espalda (to hit from behind)

Exercises

Here are some exercises to practice ice hockey vocabulary in Spanish. In our blog, you can also find exercises covering baseball, cricket, golf, soccer, basketball and tennis vocabulary.

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

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