forecheck

English

Etymology

From fore +‎ check.

Verb

forecheck (third-person singular simple present forechecks, present participle forechecking, simple past and past participle forechecked)

1. (ice hockey) To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.
   • 2009 January 28, Kevin McGran, “Leafs' call-up Justin Pogge overwhelmed on Wild night”, in Toronto Star‎:

     Moore said Lemaire used centres more like third defencemen, while Leaf coach Ron Wilson likes his centres to forecheck.

Derived terms

• forechecker

Translations

Translations

Finnish: karvata (fi)

Noun

forecheck (plural forechecks)

1. (ice hockey) An instance of pressuring the puck carrier for the opposing team.

See also

• Checking (ice hockey) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia