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poke check

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poke check
n.
A check in ice hockey in which a defender uses the blade of the stick to push the puck off the stick of an opponent.

poke-check (pkchk) v.
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Noun1.poke check - knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick
check - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey


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Krysil's pass hit Coulombe's stick on the tape, drawing Griffin out for a diving poke check, but Coulombe switched to the backhand to avoid it and slide the puck into the net.
Corvo was awarded a penalty shot when Detroit's Kirk Maltby lost control of his stick while attempting to poke check the puck away, and Corvo put a nice move on Howard in front of the net and tied the game.
He had been penalised for throwing his stick after losing control of it after making a poke check.
 
 
 
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