Hockey Buzzwords: Top 100 Hockey Buzzwords for 2012

Like an any sport, hockey has its share of buzzwords.   We have compiled a list of the top 100 hockey buzzwords that we can expect to hear in 2012.  Expect 2012 to be an interesting year in the hockey world.  Who will win the Stanley Cup?  Will the 2012-13 season start on time with the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.  What will the Phoenix Coyotes saga behold?  Will Sidney Crosby return to light up the league?

With that, here are the top 100 Hockey Buzzwords for 2012.

Top 100 Hockey Buzzwords – 2012

  1. Concussion-like symptoms
  2. Collective Bargaining
  3. Realignment
  4. Head Injury
  5. Rollback
  6. Short-term deal
  7. Head shot
  8. Fantasy Draft
  9. CBA
  10. Temmu Selanne retirement
  11. Time and Space
  12. The Nuge – as in Ryan Nugent Hopkins from the Edmonton Oilers, leader Calder trophy candidate
  13. Stanley Cup hangover
  14. 1-3-1
  15. Concussion
  16. Winter Classic
  17. Sideny Crosby playing career
  18. Specialty Teams
  19. Ovie
  20. Free Agency
  21. Captain Serious – Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathen Toews
  22. Stammer – as in Steve Stamkos
  23. Jets Nation
  24. Disciplinary action
  25. 2012 Prospects – some nice emerging talentfor the 2012 draft
  26. The Sedins
  27. Reciprocity
  28. Canuck run
  29. Tipping Point
  30. Quebec Nordiques
  31. Parity
  32. Long-Term Deal
  33. Lopsided
  34. Respect
  35. NHL Alignment
  36. A full 60
  37. Simplicity
  38. Young Guns
  39. Toronto Draft
  40. Changing of the Guard
  41. Work Stoppage
  42. On your horses
  43. Rebuild
  44. Four on Four
  45. Injury-riddled
  46. Shootout winner
  47. No-Touch Icing
  48. Sharktank
  49. Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge
  50. Lockout
  51. Bruins Repeat
  52. Hemmed in
  53. Gretzky Division
  54. Alternate Jersey
  55. Enforcer
  56. Season of Change
  57. 1st Rounders
  58. Attention to Detail
  59. No-Trade Clause
  60. Canada Relocation
  61. Building through the Draft
  62. Highlight Reel goal
  63. Man games lost
  64. Grigorenko as in Mikhail Grigorenko
  65. Divisional Rivalry
  66. NHL Bloodlines
  67. Leafs end playoff drought
  68. Winning formula
  69. Snake-bitten
  70. Playoff Upset
  71. Road Woes
  72. Game Time Descision
  73. Mikhail vs Nail
  74. Defensive zone coverage
  75. Original Six matchup
  76. Boudreau’s Boys
  77. USA hockey
  78. Jersey Jab
  79. Playoff Surge
  80. Battle of Alberta
  81. Light Workouts
  82. Hockey Day
  83. Aggressive Penalty kill
  84. Head Protection
  85. LOU – as in Luongo
  86. Body Contact
  87. Moving On
  88. Stick work
  89. Captain Canada
  90. Smashville – aka the home of the Predators
  91. Sea of White
  92. Franchise Player
  93. Jason Boom Boom Garrison
  94. Blockbuster Deal
  95. Twinkle the Twin
  96. Cost Certainty
  97. Trapezoid Removal
  98. Cap Circumvention
  99. Scoring
  100. Phil the Thrill

There you have it, the top 100 hockey buzzwords for 2012.