How did the term "Penalty Kill" originate?

[GMR]

Was this phrase used in the original six days also?

Do they call it something else in International hockey?

Seems like a strange word to officially use for a sports game.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Unofficial term that just caught on and managed to stick

 

[MadLuke]

Do they call it something else in International hockey?

In french (Canada) often say Avantage numérique and désanvatage numérique instead of powerplay and penalty killing, both expression not being obvious one.

Quick look at wikipedi, in water polo it is man up, man down. soccer is playing up a man or with a man advantage, all those are more direct obvious than something like powerplay.

 

[MadArcand]

In Slovak/Czech, powerplay & penalty kill translate literally as "overpowering" & "weakening".

 

[GMR]

In french (Canada) often say Avantage numérique and désanvatage numérique instead of powerplay and penalty killing, both expression not being obvious one.

Quick look at wikipedi, in water polo it is man up, man down. soccer is playing up a man or with a man advantage, all those are more direct obvious than something like powerplay.

In Slovak/Czech, powerplay & penalty kill translate literally as "overpowering" & "weakening".

Yeah, those terms make more sense than power play and penalty kill. I didn't realize the French Canadians said it differently. I figured it would be the same since it's still North American hockey.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

“Powerplay” has always been the one that sounds odd to me since I got into the game (over 30 years ago). It’s a term that sounds like it belongs in American Gladiators, not in a sport that’s been around for hundreds of years.