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 Sacred Heart women’s ice hockey team is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history after winning the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance tournament title on Saturday.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
The show focused on four ice hockey players from Minn. who were selected to form a boyband.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Missing any part of 4 Nations would be a big disappointment for Crosby, who has distinguished himself as arguably Canada’s greatest international men’s ice hockey player.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Offering programs that include figure skating, ice hockey, open sessions and private lessons, the ice rink brings winter fun to any season.
—Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
The show focused on four ice hockey players from Minn. who were selected to form a boyband.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Missing any part of 4 Nations would be a big disappointment for Crosby, who has distinguished himself as arguably Canada’s greatest international men’s ice hockey player.
—Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Offering programs that include figure skating, ice hockey, open sessions and private lessons, the ice rink brings winter fun to any season.
—Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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