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DCHP-2 (Apr 2015)
Spelling variants:wrap-around, wraparound
1adj. — Hockey
An offensive move where a player comes from the back of the net to score.
Type: 4. Culturally Significant — In a wrap around, the offensive player comes towards the goalie on one side of the net, goes behind the net and then emerges on the opposite side, thus forcing the goalie to move quickly from one side to the other. The player will try to get the puck into the net as they come out from behind before the goalie can move back to block it. There may be a faked shot on the one side, before the player moves to the other side, but this is no requirement for a wrap around (see the video "Wrap Around Goal" in the References below).
One of the hockey players best known for using this move was Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian professional hockey player (see The Great One). His signature move was to set up behind the net and either wait patiently to pass the puck to a teammate, or come in front for a wrap around. In fact, the area behind the net was called "Gretzky's office", since he was known for using this space cleverly (Weekes 2009: 367). The term wrap around seems to be modern, since the earliest quotation containing the term we found is from 1989. Before that, "goal from behind the net" was used instead (see the 1956 and 1972 quotations).
One of the hockey players best known for using this move was Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian professional hockey player (see The Great One). His signature move was to set up behind the net and either wait patiently to pass the puck to a teammate, or come in front for a wrap around. In fact, the area behind the net was called "Gretzky's office", since he was known for using this space cleverly (Weekes 2009: 367). The term wrap around seems to be modern, since the earliest quotation containing the term we found is from 1989. Before that, "goal from behind the net" was used instead (see the 1956 and 1972 quotations).
Quotations
1956
[St. Mike's and Nagotti made it 2-0 on goals within 11 seconds near the four-minute mark of the opening session. The third-line right winger scored his first goal from behind the net after taking Dick Mathussi's blueline pass. The shot went in off Senior's stick as the goalie fanned on a clearing attempt.]
1972
[Boston broke the game open in the final period, rifling five shots past Detroit goaltender Andy Brown. With the score 3-1 after going into the period, Walton scored his first goal from behind the net on a weird bounce, Hodge then blasted his two within a two-minute span.]
1989
Balderis scored his second of the game at 4:54 on the ensuing power play and a rattled Bester yielded Berezan's long slapshot 31 seconds later. Laforest took over at that point. McIntyre scored on a fluke play at 15:4 to cut the Minnesota lead to 6-3. His wrap-around shot hit Mark Tinordi's skate and deflected past Casey.
2008
How focused was Joseph? Before the extra period began some highlights of overtime goals of yesteryear were broadcast on the Air Canada Centre scoreboard. One showed former captain Doug Gilmour's famous wrap-around goal on Joseph, then with the St. Louis Blues, in the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs.
2n. — Hockey
See meaning 1.
Type: 4. Culturally Significant — See meaning 1.
Quotations
1989
"Vernon (Mike) and Wamsley (Rick) were saying before the game that wouldn't it be classic if you scored on the rookie with the wrap-around," laughed McDonald.
1997
The 19-year-old Portland forward walked out from behind the net and scored unassisted on the wrap-around with just 1:57 left in the third period to help the West Division-leading Winter Hawks earn a 5-5 overtime tie with the Brandon Wheat Kings before 3,607 fans at the Keystone Centre Friday night.
2000
"He was a genius at stick handling," they said. "He had amazing accuracy with the wrist shot, and owned the wrap-around. On a breakaway, as likely as not, he would deke the goal-tender out of his socks."
References
- Weekes (2009)
- Wrap Around Goal • YouTube video from youth league