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center ice

noun

: the middle section of an ice hockey rink

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Having carried over a power play through the first intermission, the Ducks won the faceoff at center ice and attacked up the left-wing boards to draw three penalty killers. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025 The Blackhawks outshot the Avalanche 11-2, and one of Colorado’s shots was a dump-in from center ice by Nathan MacKinnon. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025 With Shea Theodore off for hooking Matt Boldy near center ice on a call that angered Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy, Kaprizov took a feed from Mats Zuccarello and beat Carl Lindbom between the pads for his 11th goal of the season. CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 While offense is the 24-year-old’s strength, the Bruins need the defenseman to hold his ground in center ice and in the neutral zone. Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for center ice

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“Center ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20ice. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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