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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Skinner then skated through the neutral zone and found Wennberg, who calmly stickhandled the puck for a moment, slowed down, and found Cardwell for a one-timer that beat Seattle goalie Joey Daccord.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
An intelligent and gifted playmaker who also has tremendous stickhandling ability.
—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
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
An intelligent and gifted playmaker who also has tremendous stickhandling ability.
—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
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“Stickhandle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickhandle. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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