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

Examples of ice hockey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dean Di Laurentis brings chaotic ‘life of the party’ energy to Briar U’s ice hockey team, but his actor, 28-year-old Stephen Kalyn, was always more drawn to what’s under the surface. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 May 2026

That said, the thesis has held up in NCAA men’s ice hockey, another sport that is expanding its footprint (see Arizona State) and garnering the attention of big college programs (see Penn State), all while the talent level increases dramatically. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026

Latvia advanced to the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world championship by routing Hungary 8-1 on Tuesday. —ABC News, 26 May 2026

But Bright maintains that the main similarity between the two is ice hockey. —Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ice hockey

• blocky
• chalky
• cocky
• gawky
• jockey
• khaki
• machi
• maki
• rocky
• stocky
• talkie
• walkie

Kids Definition

ice hockey

noun

: a game played on an ice rink in which two teams of skating players use curved sticks to try to shoot a puck into the opponent's goal