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Finish your check

Finish your check

Rules vary

Complete legal body contact on your opponent after they move the puck, only where the rules for your level allow body checking.

Also called

finish the check

Age note

Use only at levels where body checking is legal; in non-checking hockey, coach body position and stick-on-puck instead.

Rules vary by league, level and season

How this works can differ in youth, high school, college and pro hockey, and rules can change from one season to the next. Check the rulebook your league uses.

Official rulebooks

USA Hockey rulebook
NHL rulebook

Related terms

Body checking
Late hit
Non-checking hockey

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