hˈaɪstˈɪkɪŋ mˈeɪ əkˈɜː wɛn ɐ plˈeɪɚɹ ɪntˈɛnʃənəli ɔːɹ ɪnɐdvˈɜːtəntli plˈeɪz ðə pˈʌk wɪð hɪz stˈɪk əbˌʌv ðə hˈaɪt ʌvðə ʃˈoʊldɚz ɔːɹ əbˌʌv ðə kɹˈɔs bˈɑːɹ əvə hˈɑːki ɡˈoʊl.
High-sticking may occur when a player intentionally or inadvertently plays the puck with his stick above the height of the shoulders or above the cross bar of a hockey goal.