A stick check on which the player jabs his stick blade at the puck or an opponent's stick to dislodge the puck.
When a player jabs with his stick at the puck or stick of another player in an attempt to get the puck away from them, it is a poke check. Often employed by goaltenders
a quick jab or thrust to the puck or opponent's stick to knock the puck away from him.
When the goaltender wants to poke the puck away from an opposing puck-carrier, he/she quickly slides his hand up the stick, thrusting forward towards the puck. This is a dangerous move, and occasionally the goaltender will miss and the puck-carrier will be left with an unguarded net. Here is Toronto's Johnny Bower beginning one of his world-famous poke checks.
A check in which a defender or goalie uses the blade of the stick to push the puck off the stick of an opponent.
