A fork of Rural Dictionary
ice hockey variation a facewash in an ice hockey game is a provocative move or an attempt at intimidation that may precede a fight where the aggressor performs the facewash wearing his or her hockey glove allowing the sweat-soaked (and often ubernasty smelling) leather palm of the glove to do the washing and make the point.
When Pronger facewashed the rookie in the corner, the kid retaliated with a punch and they both went to the box.