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From then on, many great saves by both Francis and Curtis, and good hockey play all around from both teams led themselves into the overtime period.—Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026 Connor Storrie says his dad still hasn't seen his steamy gay hockey show, Heated Rivalry.—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026 In Toronto, where hockey is king, Marner was the guy at the top of the marquee.—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Last year, the Atlanta-area hockey scene was aglow with the possibility of an NHL expansion franchise.—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hockey
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Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook