Why is called an odd man rush when there can be an even number of players

[Roomtemperature]

And don't say its cause there is an odd man out when it can be 5 on 1 with multiple men totaling an even men not covered

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[El Travo]

It's just the term used. It's typically called that when it's a 2 on 1 or a 3 on 2. So there's an extra attacker, or "the odd man".

I don't ever hear them call it an odd-man rush when it's a 3/4/5 on 1. Usually the commentary just calls it by the numbers at that point.

 

[Roomtemperature]

It's just the term used. It's typically called that when it's a 2 on 1 or a 3 on 2. So there's an extra attacker, or "the odd man".

I don't ever hear them call it an odd-man rush when it's a 3/4/5 on 1. Usually the commentary just calls it by the numbers at that point.

You never hear 3 on 1 call an odd man rush?

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

You never hear 3 on 1 call an odd man rush?

Even if it’s an even number of players, it’s certainly odd.

 

[NVious]

It's a reference to Odd Future who are rappers many zoomers enjoy, this is how the league is trying to win them over.

Just wait until you hear about the Drake man rush or the Taylor Swift man rush.

 

[KevinRedkey]

You never hear 3 on 1 call an odd man rush?

So you're gripe is that a tiny fraction of 'odd-man rushes' are 'even-man rushes'?

I mean... you're right - but it probably doesn't bother enough people to even be considered. That's my best guess in terms of answering your original question.

Note: It could also reference the total number as well as the rushing team's players alone.
2 on 1 = Overall number is odd
3 on 1 = Rushing team has odd number of players

The only exception (which is exceedingly rare) would be a 4 on 2. You could also argue 6 on 4 and 6 on 2, but IDK if anyone would even call that an odd man rush, and it probably never happens in an actual game. lol

 

[tny760]

today OP learns that "odd" has more than one meaning

 

[norrisnick]

Odd refers to a difference between the attacking and defending teams.

3 on 3 or 2 on 2 is evenly matched. Odd-man rush is an easy shorthand to convey an imbalance in players involved.

 

[Markster]

Next up: Why is it called "hooking" despite the fact that hockey players use sticks, not metal hooks?

 

[ijuka]

And don't say its cause there is an odd man out when it can be 5 on 1 with multiple men totaling an even men not covered

It's not about even vs odd.

 

[BB79]

Because the extra guy coming in on offense is a weirdo, or "odd"

 

[Primary Assist]

The original odd man rush was recorded in an early match of the Lewiston Lumberjacks vs the Portland Preferred Pronouns.

Daryl "Odd" Rushinsky and Miguel "Man" Santos skated 2 against 1 against Otto Oddavarian "Rush "Manning (in addition to sucking as basic science like inventing AI and obscure cryptocurrencies they also sucked at nicknames back then).

No goal was scored on the play as an illegal forward pass was made. Back when they played the game like men. Odd men.

Back to the question at hand I have no idea how the term "odd man rush" came to be. My years and years of research on this subject in addition to the anecdote above have yielded no leads.

Edit - this really belongs in the By the Numbers forum. Delineating between even and odds is for those new age advanced stats pencil neck weirdos

 

[stymie]

No hockey for you.
Come back one year.

 

[Stealth JD]

A four-on-two is still uneven…so it’s “odd”.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

I've always thought of it like,

"odd man out"

aka, that poor guy is f'd because it's him skating backwards and there's 2 guys and maybe another about to join from the opposing team.

but, why is he out? he's the only one who's actually in position really.

I love a thread like this, I will sit back and hopefully learn something I don't need to know because an odd man rush is pretty easy to grasp yet maybe the phrase doesn't make sense.

 

[Sky04]

Odd refers to a difference between the attacking and defending teams.

3 on 3 or 2 on 2 is evenly matched. Odd-man rush is an easy shorthand to convey an imbalance in players involved.

You just blew his mind.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Basically the attacking team has additional attackers relative to the defending team creating an imbalance, eg 3-1, 2-1, 3-2.

 

[JMCx4]

... Just wait until you hear about the Drake man rush or the Taylor Swift man rush.

Taylor Swift is ALWAYS on a man rush.

 

[Toby91ca]

And don't say its cause there is an odd man out when it can be 5 on 1 with multiple men totaling an even men not covered

But 5-1, while 6 players, and 6 is an even number, it’s not even on both sides, one has 5 and one has 1…even would be 3v3…so 5v1 is odd

 

[ElGuapo]

Next up: Why is it called "hooking" despite the fact that hockey players use sticks, not metal hooks?

Why's it called tripping when they're not necessarily on drugs? They might be. But we don't KNOW that.

 

[Roomtemperature]

It's not about even vs odd.

How can you be so sure

Also can't 1 attacker rushing vs 2 defenders be considered an "odd man rush"

 

[LT]

We're not quite to the offseason yet. And the OP has been answered.

Closed.