ice hockey
noun
: a game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates whose object is to drive a puck into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick
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Who is Taylor Hall? Hall is a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
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Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The move is the latest of many in the Twin Cities, mostly in St. Paul and Minneapolis, to consolidate ice hockey programs because of declining participation numbers.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
President Trump, announcing his plans to call the U.S. men’s national ice hockey team ahead of its 4 Nations Face-Off final against Canada, once again invoked his proposal to merge with the U.S.’s northern neighbor.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025
But research on other sports had lagged behind, even for contact sports like ice hockey.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
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Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
The move is the latest of many in the Twin Cities, mostly in St. Paul and Minneapolis, to consolidate ice hockey programs because of declining participation numbers.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025
President Trump, announcing his plans to call the U.S. men’s national ice hockey team ahead of its 4 Nations Face-Off final against Canada, once again invoked his proposal to merge with the U.S.’s northern neighbor.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 20 Feb. 2025
But research on other sports had lagged behind, even for contact sports like ice hockey.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ice hockey
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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