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

The Denver Pioneers ice hockey players celebrated the team's 11th national title with fans at the University of Denver's Magness Arena on Tuesday night. —Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

Under his leadership, the Swiss national team has developed steadily over more than a decade, moved up from eighth to second place in the world rankings, and won three silver medals, thereby leaving a lasting mark on Swiss ice hockey. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Men’s ice hockey and baseball would not be affected because athletes don’t opt in to those sports’ drafts. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

Their last title came in 2006, when Wisconsin became the first school to win both the men’s and women’s ice hockey national championships in the same season. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 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