I assume it's off-topic here, but since I also love ice hockey:
The origin of the word puck is obscure. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests the name is related to the verb to puck (a cognate of poke) used in the games of shinty and hurling for striking or pushing the ball, from the Scottish Gaelic puc or the Irish poc, meaning "to poke, punch or deliver a blow":[2][3]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_puck
The term ‘puck’ is derived from the Scottish-Gaelic word ‘poc’, meaning ‘strike’ or ‘shot’.
https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/lifestyle/sports/hockey/black-magic-everything-revolves-around-the-puck/