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Consensus on the goalie 'hole' numbering in Hockey?

Sports Asked by DA. on March 17, 2021

In ice hockey, it seems fairly well agreed upon that there are 5 main ‘holes’ to aim for when shooting on the net. Upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right, and between the goalie’s legs.

The last hole is always referred to as the ‘5-hole‘. But is there any agreement on the numbering of the other 4? A quick google image search shows all sorts of numbering schemes, which leads me to believe that, no, there is no agreement:

https://www.google.com/search?q=hockey+goal+5+hole&tbm=isch

One Answer

No, there is no agreement.

You are accurate in your finding that there is no agreement. However in my experience it starts with one in the upper left and rotates clockwise down to the lower left to 4, with 5-hole added on.

Correct answer by Paul Witry on March 17, 2021

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