Bodycheck Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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Top players getting blasted out of playoff series is nothing new, predating even the late Pat Quinn knocking Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr out cold 54 years ago with a borderline bodycheck to the chin.

From Seattle Times

It was a bodycheck that left both men flattened.

From The Guardian

If Klopp had reason for mild optimism it will have been slightly tempered by the need for Fabinho to watch his step after the central defender was booked for a shameless bodycheck on Yedlin as the right wing-back accelerated with menace.

From The Guardian

Dach, who turns 20 on Jan. 21, got hurt on what seemed like a harmless bodycheck in the neutral zone in the third period last Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

Dach, who turns 20 on Jan. 21, was injured on what seemed like a harmless bodycheck in the neutral zone in the third period.

From Washington Times