stickhandle
verb
stick·han·dle
ˈstik-ˌhan-dᵊl 
stickhandled; stickhandling; stickhandles
: to maneuver a puck (as in hockey) or a ball (as in lacrosse) with a stick
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An intelligent and gifted playmaker who also has tremendous stickhandling ability.
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Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Wennberg was left alone in front and had time to stickhandle a bit.
—Noah Trister, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021
His ability to stickhandle in traffic is legendary.
—Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2018
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Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Wennberg was left alone in front and had time to stickhandle a bit.
—Noah Trister, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021
His ability to stickhandle in traffic is legendary.
—Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2018
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“Stickhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickhandle. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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