We’ve collected some common hockey terms to help hockey fans unfamiliar with Plains Cree and Inuktitut.
Arena; rink
Plains Cree: soniskwatahikewikamik
Assist
Plains Cree: e-isi-wepahamawat, e-isi-wepitahamawat, e-isi-wepahamakehk
Boards
Plains Cree: asicayihk
Bodycheck
Plains Cree: pakamiskawaw, pakamiskatowak
Breakaway
Plains Cree: peyakwapoyow, pihkwapoyow, piskwapoyow
Captain
Inuktitut: pinnguaqtiit sivuliuqtinga/silatujuq
Centre
Plains Cree: tawayihk, tawayihk ka-metawet, otawi-metawew
Coach
Inuktitut: angajuqqaaq
Defence
Inuktitut: sapunniaqtik/kingunniaqtik
Defencemen
Plains Cree: naway ka-metawecik, otahk ka-metawecik, otaskanahk ka-metawecik, okanawikapawiwak
Faceoff
Plains Cree: napakiwanis
Forechecking
Plains Cree: kakwe-maskacihew, e-maskamat
Forward
Inuktitut: sivunniaqtik
Plains Cree: onikanapoyow, onikanohtew
Goal
Inuktitut: itiqtitsijut
Goalie
Inuktitut: mianiqsiji
Plains Cree: kanawēwiskwahcawēs
Hat trick
Plains Cree: nisto c-pihtokwahat, nistwaw pihtikwahēw, nistwaw pihtokwewepahwew
He shoots
Plains Cree: kitāskwēw
He scores
Plains Cree: pihtikwahēw
Helmet
Inuktitut: nasaq
High Sticking
Inuktitut: haakijjutaa qummuluarmagu
Plains Cree: ē-ispahkēwāskwahikēt
Hitting/checking
Plains Cree: pakamiskātiwinPassing – isiwēpahamātiwin
Hockey
Plains Cree: soskwatahikewin, soniskwatahikewin, e-soskwatahikehk
Hooking
Inuktitut: niksiksingmat
Plains Cree: ē-nakāskwahiwāt
Icing
Inuktitut: sikuqsijut
Plains Cree: misakame-wepahwew akami-tipahikan
Net
Inuktitut: itiqsivvik saputi
Neutral zone
Plains Cree: tawi-tipahikanihk, tawisihkwahk
Offside
Plains Cree: e-osami-nikanapoyot, akami-tipahikanihk
Overtime
Inuktitut: pinnguakkannirialiit
Pass
Inuktitut: tunisi
Penalty
Inuktitut: tigujaujuq
Plains Cree: kipahwaw, misihow/misihowin
Penalty box
Inuktitut: tigujauvvik
Plains Cree: kipahocowikamikos
Penalty shot
Plains Cree: misihowin ohci e-miyiht ta-peyakwapoyot, misihowinihk ohci e-peyakwapoyot
Power play
Inuktitut: inugiangniqsaujut
Puck
Inuktitut: aqsaq
Plains Cree: atihkwasiniy, napakiwanis, mecawakanis, papamiwepahikanis, ka-kaskicesisit
Pulling the goalie
Plains Cree: ocipitewak
Roughing
Inuktitut: pikattaungmat
Plains Cree: ē-wī-pāspinē-nōtinikēt (he is almost going to fight someone)
Save
Inuktitut: nuqqaqtitsijuq
Shoot
Inuktitut: itiqtitsigiaq
Shootout
Inuktitut: itiqtitsigguunniat
Short-handed
Plains Cree: e-nohtepayihocik
Skates
Inuktitut: siarrijautiik
Slapshot
Plains Cree: sohki-pakamiwepahwew
Slashing
Inuktitut: anausingmat
Plains Cree: ē-kakwē-wīsakatahiwāt (he is trying to hurt him) this one can be translated several ways, but the intent of this is trying to impede another player with their stick by hitting them and hurting them
Stick
Inuktitut: haakijjutik/pinnguarutik anautaq
Too many men
Plains Cree: ē-osāmiyaticik (there are too many of them)
Tripping
Plains Cree: ē-ācikātēwīpahikēt
Whistle
Inuktitit: ququaqsijut
Wrist shot
Plains Cree: micihciy aniskekan e-ohci-kitahaskwet