Slapshot
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A slapshot is a powerful shot in ice hockey. Its advantage is a high-speed shot that can be taken from a long distance; the disadvantage is the long time to set it up as well as its low accuracy.
Shea Weber winding up for a slapshot
Bernie Geoffrion
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Joseph André Bernard Geoffrion, nicknamed "Boom Boom" or "Boum Boum", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Generally considered one of the innovators of the slapshot, he was induct
Slapshot
…surprise turning point, the loose equivalent of a home run in baseball or a Hail Mary in American football. The invention of the slapshot is credited to Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (a nickname alluding to the thunderous clack of his slapshots) of the Montreal Canadiens. Black Canadian Eddie Martin, of the Coloured Hockey League's…
Geoffrion with the Montreal Canadiens, c. 1963