noun
- Players in ice hockey who skate into the opposing team's defensive zone to apply pressure and regain possession of the puck.
Usage: plural form; sports term; ice hockey
Examples
- The team's forecheckers were aggressive in the first period, forcing several turnovers.
- Good forecheckers can disrupt the opposing team's breakout passes.
- The coach emphasized that his forecheckers needed to maintain pressure deep in the zone.
- Those forecheckers worked hard to win the puck back for their team.
- Effective forecheckers are essential to a strong defensive strategy in hockey.