A tactic used by a player to physically remove an opponent from the puck or the play. The play is only legal if the player being checked has the puck or was the last person to touch it. The bodychecker may only use the hips or shoulders and must make the hit above the opponent's knees and below the neck.
check made with the hip or shoulder to slow or stop an opponent's movement or to throw him off balance.
The legal use of the body (most often hip or shoulder) to knock an opponent off the puck.
when a hockey player bumps or slams into an opponent with either his hip or shoulder (the only legal moves) to block his progress or throw him off-balance; it is only allowed against an opponent in control of the puck or against the last player to control it.
Using the hip or shoulder to impede the progress of an opponent who has the puck.
Using the hip or shoulder to impede the progress of a player or knock into a player.
Contact with an opponent from the front, between the shoulders and the waist, when opponent has the ball or is within five yards of a loose ball.