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Alex Iniguez Matt Petgrave made his return to professional hockey this week nearly two years after his skate cut and killed former NHLer Adam Johnson on the ice.—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 College hockey’s greatest rivalry returned to Grand Forks, and UND players ensured the night ended with a standing ovation for the final 90 seconds of the game.—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025 This is the best stretch of consistent hockey in Wedgewood’s NHL career.—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 Field hockey Ella McCarthy scored a goal and dished an assist as Ipswich edged Hamilton-Wenham 2-1 in Cape Ann League action.—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 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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