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But let's pause here to define "flow," a term critical to any talk of hockey hair. Flow is "luscious lettuce, flowing back. Looks like there's always a fan blowing on you — flying back, coming out the helmet." Got it? "Lettuce" is hair.
ARLINGTON -- Rangers pitcher A.J. Griffin used to listen to "The Jim Rome Show" a lot, and one of the terms Rome used was "lettuce." "That's their word for hair," Griffin said.
Comes from the early hockey days when the losing team had to hose down the ice with water after the game because the Zamboni had not been invented yet. Lettuce: a great head of hockey hair. See also: flow, salad. Light the Lamp: to score a goal, in reference to the red light that goes on behind the net.
A person whose hair 'flows' out of the back of lacrosse helmets. This essential piece of hair can also be referred to as 'lettuce. ' There is a very fine line between great flow and over flow. This great flow is commonly called 'flowfection.
Apple. An assist. Behind-the-back (BTB) Either for a pass or shot. Passing/shooting the ball behind the back.
Pizza: A brutal pass up the middle of the ice intercepted by the opposing team. "Bidini is serving up more pizzas tonight than Little Caesar's."
A puck bunny is a term used to describe a female ice hockey fan whose interest in the sport is purported to be primarily motivated by sexual attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself.
The broccoli haircut, also known as the zoomer perm or bird's nest cut, is similar to the indie-inspired looks of the 00s, featuring shaved or faded sides and a whole lot of volume and length on top.
The word "lettuce" is probably derived from the Old French laitues (plural of laitue), meaning "milky," referring to this plant. The Latin root word lac ("milk") appears in the Latin name lactuca. The ancient Greeks called lettuce tridax; the old Persians, kahn.
Brown hair, also referred to as brunet (male) or brunette (female), is the second most common human hair color, after black hair.
Using brisk cutting motions, cut lettuce only if you plan to use it right away; cutting tends to split lettuce in the middle of cell. Tear lettuce for meals that you want to keep for later; tearing lettuce tends to break it along the natural cell walls.
Octopus hair is a style that incorporates the choppy layers of a shag with the top-heavy look of a mullet. This style is edgy and the cascading layers are what gives the cut the “octopus” look.
Butter lettuce, aka butterhead or Bibb lettuce, is a tender leafy green that's ideal for salads! Here's what to know about this variety. There's nothing more eye-catching than the bright green of a head of butter lettuce, and does this tender green deliver when it comes to flavor!
Muffin: a shot that should have been stopped after wavering back and forth in the air all the way to the net. Pillows: the goaltender's leg pads. Plumber: maybe not the best player on the team, but a hard working player who does the dirty work in the corners.
"LEGEND HAS IT the eight tentacles of the octopus represent the eight playoff victories once needed to win the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy of the National Hockey League.
In ice hockey, butterfly style is a technique of goaltending distinguished by the goaltender guarding the lower part of the net by dropping to the knees to block attempts to score. The butterfly style derives its name from the resemblance of the spread goal pads and hands to a butterfly's wings.
Due to his surname being the same as a world-famous food corporation, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell will forever be tied to soup. “Soup” has become the go-to way for friends and fans to refer to the 29-year-old Leafs goalie who has been playing lights-out hockey nearly every night this season.
Biscuit: A hockey puck. When somebody scores, he puts the "biscuit in the basket." Now I'm hungry. Breezers: This sounds like a cheesy alcoholic beverage, but it's another word for hockey pants.
Atom (Ages 9 – 10): C – B – A – BB – AA. Pee-Wee (Ages 11 – 12): C – B – A – BB – AA – AAA. Bantam (Ages 13 – 14): B – A – BB – AA – AAA. Midget (Ages 15 – 17): B – A – BB – AA – AAA.
Shiners / Greasers / Slick Ricks / Butterballs / Marbles / Dusty Rocks: an old used lacrosse ball that has been warm down so much that it's greasy and shines.
Extra Man (aka Man Up or EMO) - Describes the team at a player advantage in a penalty situation. Opposite of man down. Face-off. Takes place at the start of each quarter, after every goal, and after certain dead balls.