Sentence examples for clean checks from inspiring English sources

After knocking out two Hurricanes in the first round with concussions on clean checks, Stevens has been a target of the Maple Leafs, who have tried to wear him down with body contact while tempting him to overreact emotionally.

Campbell said he understood why that happened — "It's considered a safety valve," he said of fighting in general — but he said he did not think it was necessary for an enforcer to even the score when clean checks later in the game could deliver the same message.

As a matter of fact, today's pads are basically deadly weapons that cause too many injuries even on otherwise clean checks.

It was a good, clean check".

I don't know if the hit was targeted or if it was a clean check.

The N.H.L. investigated the hit, which drew no penalty, and called it a clean check.

"Good, clean check," said Morozov, who wore ice on his left knee as a result.

Seconds after Keith Primeau flattened Gomez with a clean check, Gomez whacked Primeau across the wrists.

With three minutes left in the second period, Gaborik was hit by Ottawa forward Colin Greening with a hard, clean check.

He was going into a dodge when Sid Smith, of Syracuse, hit him with a clean check that dislodged the ball.

Brooks Orpik, who had two assists, opened the game with a heavy and clean check on the Lightning star Steven Stamkos.