Bench
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Another form for pulling the goalie also exists: the goaltender skates to the bench and is substituted with an additional player (usually a forward) to give their team an offensive advantage.
Source: Useful Notes / Ice Hockey - She screams after his retreating form, and then, very politely, walks up to a gentleman sitting on a bench and asks to borrow his roller skates.
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It is, however, considered very bad form (and will almost always lead to a bench-clearing brawl) when a runner intentionally aims for an infielder's knees by sliding with their cleats up.
Source: Knee-capping
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Form and Bench. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bench/form
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