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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
in hockey and lacrosse, the marked area in front of the goal reserved for the goal tender and prohibited to attacking players except when the puck or ball is inside it; goal crease.
Quotations
1963
It's just, that, if he persists on leaving his crease, he must accept the possibility of bodily contact the same as other players.
1964
The referee . . . gave Bower a penalty, for holding the puck outside the crease.