Talking to Randy Hahn for yesterdayâs column about announcing NHL 2K10, I tested how deep his vocabulary runs in the game. I threw out a dozen hockey terms â some basic, others esoteric â and asked Hahn if heâd said them.
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The scorecard? Only three didnât make it, and I half expected that two of them wouldnât anyway.
Hereâs the lingo, and Hahnâs response. If youâre not certain of their slang definitions, check out this page.
One-timer: âOf course.â
Face Wash: âYes, thatâs in there.â
Kick-save: âAnd a beauty.â
Burnt biscuit: âI believe so, yes.â
Playoff beard: âYes.â
Sin Bin: âYes.â
Waffle: âYes.â
Zamboni: âOf course. Itâs essential.â
Stoned: âWell, if you mean stopped a shot on goal, yes.â
Garbage Goal: âNo, we didnât do that. Itâs a little too negative.â
Gong Show: âNo. If we used that, then weâd need to get licensing from Chuck Barris, and heâs dead. But I have said it on air before.â [Actually, Barris is not dead, but he is a lung cancer survivor.]
Puck Bunny: âNo. But Iâve met them.â
