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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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Sweden beats Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout for the gold medal at the world ice hockey championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
But after the family moved to California more than a decade ago, ice hockey wasn’t as prevalent, funneling the brothers to lacrosse.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
The new rinks will host figure skating and ice hockey, as well as low income and after-school programs.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, for example, has made major investments in U.S. real estate and bought a 5 percent stake last year in the company that owns Washington’s professional basketball and ice hockey teams.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
ice hockey
noun
: a game played on an ice rink in which two teams of skating players use curved sticks to try to shoot a puck into the opponent's goal
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