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Defense
D-side

D-side

Defensive side: being between your opponent and your own net.

Also called

defensive side
defensive side of the puck

Related terms

Body position
Above the puck
Backcheck
Below the puck
Inside lane

More in Defense

Box-plus-one
Collapse
Containment
Defending the rush
Defense activation
Defensive communication

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