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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While football and basketball get the most attention, sports like soccer, volleyball and ice hockey are often as important, depending on the school.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Of course, the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams also won gold, doing so in overtime in both gold-medal games at the Milan Cortina Games last month.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
There is currently no women's division in ice hockey at the Paralympics as it is classified as an open-gender sport.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old Wallace, who grew up loving hockey, had his right leg amputated above the knee after a water-skiing accident at age 10 and thought his dreams of playing the sport at the highest level were over before discovering Para ice hockey.
—Daniella Matar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Of course, the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams also won gold, doing so in overtime in both gold-medal games at the Milan Cortina Games last month.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
There is currently no women's division in ice hockey at the Paralympics as it is classified as an open-gender sport.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old Wallace, who grew up loving hockey, had his right leg amputated above the knee after a water-skiing accident at age 10 and thought his dreams of playing the sport at the highest level were over before discovering Para ice hockey.
—Daniella Matar, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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