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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Fish were a recurrent theme in Gehry’s work, but his designs were also sparked by ideas as diverse as the shape of Japanese Buddhist temples, ice hockey and Stratocaster guitars.
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Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Not to be outdone by the entertainers, several cross-sports icons will also serve as draw assistants, including NFL icon Tom Brady, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neill, all-time ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky and New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
The Fighting Irish play an average five ACC games per season as part of a scheduling rotation with the league and are full conference members in every sport except football and ice hockey (Big Ten).
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
In ice hockey, the United States women will be looking for redemption after winning silver in 2022.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Not to be outdone by the entertainers, several cross-sports icons will also serve as draw assistants, including NFL icon Tom Brady, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neill, all-time ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky and New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
The Fighting Irish play an average five ACC games per season as part of a scheduling rotation with the league and are full conference members in every sport except football and ice hockey (Big Ten).
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
In ice hockey, the United States women will be looking for redemption after winning silver in 2022.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ice hockey
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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