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The second big night of high school boys hockey section tournament play again went very much according to seed.—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2026 Salsten views the women’s hockey ladder as potentially easier to climb than the men’s.—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Boys hockey In nonleague play, Jacoby Patterson notched three points to reach 100 for his career as Shawsheen (17-2-1) won 6-4 over fellow Div.—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026 The Americans stand one win from cementing a legacy as one of the most dominant women’s hockey teams.—John Wawrow, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 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