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 12 countries taking part in the Olympics for men’s ice hockey are Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025

Formerly operated by Rink Management Services, the new barns represent SFC’s deeper investment into ice hockey after the firm purchased Firland Management, a longtime operator of hockey and skating rinks, in September. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025

Baseball also isn’t a pillar of the Olympic program like ice hockey, being only intermittently included in the Summer Games for decades. —Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025

Listen to this article 2 min Jelly Roll’s wife turned up the heat at an ice hockey rink while supporting her country star husband. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 May 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