back-check

back-check

(băk′chĕk′)intr.v. back-checked, back-check·ing, back-checks To check or defend against an ice hockey opponent while skating back toward one's own goal.
back′-check′er n.

back′-check`



v.i. to skate back toward one's defensive zone in ice hockey, obstructing or impeding the progress of opponents on attack. Compare fore-check. [1935–40]