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spearing
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an illegal check made with the blade of the stick. See 1965 quote.
See: spear
Quotations
1963
"Spearing is dangerous, too, but there's more high-sticking," Thompson said.
1965
Spearing is defined in Rule 78 of the NHL code as "stabbing an opponent with the point of the stick blade while the stick is being carried with one or both hands."