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Kindel is blossoming into a special two-way center his hockey IQ is his greatest trait.—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 Entering and exiting the game – a calling card of Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell’s hockey-style line changes – Barker continued to insert herself into action to lead the Lady Volunteers in scoring.—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025 The steamy Canadian romantic drama set in the world of professional hockey premiered only a handful of days ago.—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025 Ethan mainly stays out of the spotlight, but Paul shared in a 2021 interview that his son is athletic and plays tennis and hockey.—Melissa Girimonte, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hockey
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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