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Even if the deal with Gerry were to fall through, hockey players still might play at the Sportatorium one day.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025 That’s a real good sign of a hockey player with really good hockey sense.—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025 That said, a couple key differences in the eras:
Goalies' gear covers more of the goal today
Only a few years separate Ovechkin and Gretzky, but like any other sport, hockey equipment evolved during these four-plus decades.—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025 However, Ethan's decision to move to Europe to pursue his hockey career opened the door for a massive life change.—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hockey
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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