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The sports boomSports also had grown into big news in the 1990s, with the arrival of the Steelheads hockey team, the rebuilding of the Boise State Broncos and the arrival on the scene of Kristin Armstrong, a young cyclist from the University of Idaho who qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1999.
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Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
When arguably the best defenseman in hockey wants out, there's a reason.
—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Brock McGillis, who in 2016 became professional hockey's first out gay player, thinks the viral LGBTQ sports series is entertaining, but not particularly empowering.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
That prompted investigators from an outside law firm to conduct an anonymous survey with players and staff for the University’s men’s hockey team.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
When arguably the best defenseman in hockey wants out, there's a reason.
—Ren Clayton, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Brock McGillis, who in 2016 became professional hockey's first out gay player, thinks the viral LGBTQ sports series is entertaining, but not particularly empowering.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
That prompted investigators from an outside law firm to conduct an anonymous survey with players and staff for the University’s men’s hockey team.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hockey. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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hockey
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hock·ey
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