blue line
noun
: either of two blue lines that divide an ice hockey rink into three equal zones and that separate the offensive and defensive zones from the center-ice neutral zone
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There were some questions entering the tournament about how big a role Reid would play on a USA blue line with Cole Hutson.
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Thirty seconds later, McMorrow sprinted onto a loose puck near his team’s blue line, then whipped a pass from the left side to the Slovakians’ far post, where a lunging Spellacy tipped it inside the iron.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
Early in the second, Zadorov tried to tap a loose puck up to David Pastrnak in the neutral zone from his blue line.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Oettinger thwarted Toronto's best early scoring chance midway through the first period after Auston Matthews poked the puck away from Thomas Harley just inside the Stars' blue line and skated in alone.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Corey Pronman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Thirty seconds later, McMorrow sprinted onto a loose puck near his team’s blue line, then whipped a pass from the left side to the Slovakians’ far post, where a lunging Spellacy tipped it inside the iron.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
Early in the second, Zadorov tried to tap a loose puck up to David Pastrnak in the neutral zone from his blue line.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
Oettinger thwarted Toronto's best early scoring chance midway through the first period after Auston Matthews poked the puck away from Thomas Harley just inside the Stars' blue line and skated in alone.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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