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By comparison, Wang’s true introduction to the sport competitively came with his arrival in Toronto at the urging of a friend who made the move earlier to pursue hockey.—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 Also going in as a player is Brianna Decker, the American stalwart who played locally for the Boston Blades and Pride.
At BU as head coach from 1973-2013, Parker won three national titles and was at the forefront of the American growth in the sport of hockey.—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025 In his last season of professional hockey in 2023-24, Warsofsky was named captain of the Augsburger Panthers of the DEL in Germany.—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 June 2025 Which of these dye-containing items is not produced by Kraft Heinz?
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Which hockey team won its second straight Stanley Cup on Tuesday?
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Last weekend, Alex Soros, son of the Democratic Party patron George Soros, married Huma Abedin, a former political aide to which former first lady?—New York Times, 20 June 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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