<Dd> Using the stick in a sweeping motion to knock the puck away from opponents or deter them from passing . </Dd> <Dd> Using the stick to interfere with an opponent's stick . </Dd> <Dd> It refers to skating done in the offensive zone, often to recover possession of the puck after a dump in or turnover . </Dd> <Dd> Rushing back to the defensive zone in response to an opposing team's attack . Players often try to' rub up' behind the player with the puck to bother them . At the same time they try to hit the puck away with their stick . </Dd>

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