SHINNY

Shinny

Shinny is an informal type of hockey played on ice. It is also used as another term for street hockey. There are no formal rules or specific positions, and generally, there are no goaltenders. The goal areas at each end may be marked by nets, or simply by objects, such as blocks of snow, stones, etc. Bodychecking and lifting or "roofing/reefing/raising the puck" are often forbidden because the players are not wearing protective equipment. It may also be called pick-up hockey, pond hockey, or "outdoor puck". Shinny is a game that all levels of hockey enthusiasts can play because it requires no rink, requires no skills except ...

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shinny

Noun

or shinny hockey
  1. An informal game of pickup hockey played with minimal equipment: skates, sticks and a puck or ball.
  2. Street hockey.
  3. Hockey.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Moonshine (illegal alcohol)

Verb

  1. To climb in an awkward manner.


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