poke check

poke check

 
noun Ice Hockey.
an attempt to deprive an opponent of the puck by pushing it away with one's stick. Compare check1 (def. 37).
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1940–45
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poke check

noun
knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick 
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