SHORTHANDED

Short-handed

Short-handed is a term used in ice hockey and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box for a set amount of time proportional to the severity of the infraction. If a goaltender commits a minor infraction, another player who was on the ice at the time of the penalty serves, often but not necessarily the team captain.

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shorthanded

Adjective

  1. Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
    The tiny restaurant usually got by with three workers on that shift, but found itself shorthanded when the tour bus pulled in.
  2. Having fewer skaters on the ice during a play, as a result of a penalty.


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