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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The Soviet Union ice hockey team wins the gold medal with a 5-2 victory over Czechoslovakia at the Winter Olympics.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The award is given to the NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Schneider is an honor roll student with a 4.0 GPA, and was Bay State Conference Player of the Year last year in ice hockey.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The event shows the importance ice hockey has in the two cities [Mannheim and Frankfurt].
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The award is given to the NHL player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
Schneider is an honor roll student with a 4.0 GPA, and was Bay State Conference Player of the Year last year in ice hockey.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The event shows the importance ice hockey has in the two cities [Mannheim and Frankfurt].
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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