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Hello! I watch NHL games and try to understand what commentators say. The question is about the terms they use. What's the difference between ''deflection'' and ''redirection''? As I see it during a match it is when a puck changes its direction after the shooting but I can't figure out which one is deflection or redirection. It seems to me as the same action.

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about hockey
Hello! I watch NHL games and try to understand what commentators say. The question is about  the terms they use. What's the difference between ''deflection'' and ''redirection''? As I see it during a match it is when a puck changes its direction after the shooting but I can't figure out which one is deflection or redirection. It seems to me as the same action.

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Hey David. I don't know much about hockey but I know that redirection is when the puck comes off the stick with an intended direction from the player, and a deflection is when the puck comes off the stick without an intended direction. I hope this helps.

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I know what is hockey. The question is about the difference between words redirection and deflection which are often used by hockey commentators

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hockey is the term for the sport played on grass, ice-hockey is the more familiar name for the game you are talking about unless you are russian, american or canadian.

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