Quick links
time killer
Hockey
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.
a player whose task is to keep the opposition from scoring while his team is short-handed as a result of one or more penalties, by keeping control of the puck, checking opposition players closely, etc.
See: penalty killer
Quotations
1966
[The] time killers started early that night as Red Armstrong was whistled off at 2:24 of the first period.