re new name for the stanley cup in article apr sol ctr columbia edu phoenix startide ctr columbia edu ali lemer writes of course we need new position names for those unable to remember the very complicated hockey terminology old name new name centre the guy in the middle left wing the guy on the left right wing the guy on the right defenceman the guy back there goaltender the guy in the net or cage as my mother calls it referee the guy with the whistle linesman the guy with the arms coach the guy in the suit gm the head guy puck the black thing red line the line in the middle blue line the line on the side crease the place in front of the guy in the net faceoff circle the round thing where they stand slot or point over there must point to accompany term bench the place where they sit penalty box the place where they sit when they re bad mr bettman the guy in the wrong sport mr stein the guy who should be in charge but isn t of course we also need new names for the individual awards and other stuff like the president s cup president s cup the trophy given to the best regular season team hart winner the most valuable player chosen from the guys in the middle the guys on the right the guys on the left the guys back there and the guy in the net though typically given only to the guys in the middle and the guys on the left and on the right norris winner the best guy in the back or the guy who was awarded for something even though he is not one of the guys in the middle or on the left or the right ad nauseum keith keller let s go rangers let s go quakers kkeller mail sas upenn edu ivy league champs next time you go over my head i ll have yours on a platter cmdr benjamin sisko
