“Pips was playing excellent! I can’t believe this idiot coach decided to pull a Philbin, putting him on the benchin the middle of a tie game and throwing in a cold goalie from the bench. Jesus Christ they just scored on the next two shots!”
When you do not allow your players to skate across the blue line with the puck and force them to play dump and chase. Also, no one is allowed to pass to the point even if they are wide open.
The points are wide open and they are not passing to them? They are forced in playing a Philbin.
Jesus, that player just dumped the puck on a breakaway? The coach is forcing them to pull a Philbin!
Producer of London Radio Station XFM. Occasionaly mentioned in comedian Ricky Gervais' live stand-ups and is a discovered talent by comedy writers Gervais and Merchant. Often subject to fair bullying for having an odd-shaped head.