ice hockey
noun
: a game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates whose object is to drive a puck into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick
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The crossing, named after a prolific Canadian ice hockey player, is set to open this year.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Canadian Olympic men’s ice hockey coach Jon Cooper took issue with the overtime format after the team’s gold medal loss to Team USA on Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Had Canada prevailed, Doughty and Sidney Crosby would have been the first two non-Soviet players to have won three Olympic gold medals in men’s ice hockey.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
While the men’s ice hockey tournament is a big piece of that global interest, the NHL doesn’t share directly in any of those economics.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Feb. 2026
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Canadian Olympic men’s ice hockey coach Jon Cooper took issue with the overtime format after the team’s gold medal loss to Team USA on Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Had Canada prevailed, Doughty and Sidney Crosby would have been the first two non-Soviet players to have won three Olympic gold medals in men’s ice hockey.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
While the men’s ice hockey tournament is a big piece of that global interest, the NHL doesn’t share directly in any of those economics.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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