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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Of course, the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams also won gold, doing so in overtime in both gold-medal games at the Milan Cortina Games last month. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026 There is currently no women's division in ice hockey at the Paralympics as it is classified as an open-gender sport. CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 The 27-year-old Wallace, who grew up loving hockey, had his right leg amputated above the knee after a water-skiing accident at age 10 and thought his dreams of playing the sport at the highest level were over before discovering Para ice hockey. Daniella Matar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026 Murphy is also a recent gold medalist with Team USA and is a finalist for the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice hockey

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice hockey was in 1868

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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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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

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