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

Dryden continued to win awards for his performance on the ice hockey field, including the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie in his first full season of 1971-72, and the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender five times, including during the 1972-73, 1975-76 and 1978-79 seasons. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote. —M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025

At the end of the day, in our data set, there aren’t million-dollar men’s ice hockey budgets floating around the country. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025

Sergey was an ice hockey player Aryna inherited her athleticism from her father, who was a successful Belarusian ice hockey player. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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