ice hockey

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noun

a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents' cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft.

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Origin of ice hockey

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby ice hockey

ice fog, ice foot, ice-free, ice front, ice giant, ice hockey, icehouse, ice island, ice jam, icekhana, Icel.

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How to use ice hockey in a sentence

The family now keeps a blanket of his ice hockey jerseys, Matthew’s passion, as a remembrance of his life.
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Even in those early years, he showed an independent streak, pursuing activities including oratory, carpentry and an unusually rough version of ice hockey.
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In basketball, baseball and ice hockey, players born in the first quarter of their selection year — the cutoff for which age-group teams are picked, which is normally the school year — are overrepresented both in youth and professional sports.
Why Athletes’ Birthdays Affect Who Goes Pro — And Who Becomes A Star|Tim Wigmore|February 22, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
He took her to Colorado Avalanche games and Colorado Rockies games when she was young, and when she was old enough to play ice hockey, Tom and Maggie went to every game.
Emily Engel-Natzke’s dad was her ‘biggest fan.’ He died of covid-19 before her hockey triumph.|Samantha Pell|November 20, 2020|Washington Post

He and his colleagues analyze data — numbers, really — on soccer, ice hockey and other team sports.
Why sports are becoming all about numbers — lots and lots of numbers|Silke Schmidt|May 21, 2020|Science News For Students
Costas returned on February 19, the day Finland beat Russia in men's ice hockey.
The Good, the Bad, and the Pink Eye|Brett Singer|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday night, Luxuria intended to attend an ice hockey match in Olympic Stadium.
It’s Not Ok to Be Gay in Sochi|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oak Hall may be able to play football, but they don't know how to play ice hockey!
Dave Porter and His Rivals|Edward Stratemeyer
The object of the game is to score a goal through your opponents' goal posts as in ice hockey.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller
Instead of a ball the modern game of ice hockey is played with a rubber disk called a "puck."
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller
A rubber-covered ball is used and the stick is heavier than that used in Ice Hockey.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various
The ordinary ice hockey stick will be satisfactory to play with.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for ice hockey

ice hockey

noun

a game played on ice by two opposing teams of six players each, who wear skates and try to propel a flat puck into their opponents' goal with long sticks having an offset flat blade at the end

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