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A tugging motion at waist height.
The ice hockey officiating signal for hooking, impeding an opponent by pulling with the blade of the stick.
Signals hooking, impeding an opponent by pulling with the blade of the stick.
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The backward pull distinguishes it from cross-checking's forward thrust — same equipment, opposite direction, different offence.
Contexts: Public information
Both arms drawn backward from in front of the body toward the waist, as though pulling on a stick held horizontally.
Hooking pulls backward with the stick; cross-checking thrusts it forward.