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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Crowd favorites include figure skating, snowboarding, ski jumping, bobsledding, cross-country skiing, luge, and ice hockey.
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Tiana Attride, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
With the Stanley Cup in tow, Verhaeghe hosted three groups — Best Buddies, the Special Olympics and the Panthers’ adaptive ice hockey team — for an hour-long skating session with Lord Stanley at center ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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Tiana Attride, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
With the Stanley Cup in tow, Verhaeghe hosted three groups — Best Buddies, the Special Olympics and the Panthers’ adaptive ice hockey team — for an hour-long skating session with Lord Stanley at center ice.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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