ball hockey

British  

noun

1. a game similar to ice hockey, but played on foot on a hard surface without ice, using a hard plastic ball instead of a puck

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Example Sentences

In accusing the NHL of having little to show for what its council has done since 2020, the HDA pointed to the inroads it has made by partnering with corporate sponsors to establish ball hockey and ice hockey programs in the Toronto area last year.

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“Next year, we’re going to be supporting over a thousand kids playing between ice hockey and ball hockey. We’re a multi-million operation and we don’t benefit one cent from any of the work we do,” Aliu said.

From Seattle Times

“All I did when I was a kid was play ball hockey: literally get home from school, go outside, play with my friends,” said retired goaltender Andrew Raycroft, who joined Ference at an NHL Street event in Boston this past weekend.

From Seattle Times

More ice rinks being are being built in other NHL markets like Dallas, Las Vegas and Tampa, which portends positive signs for the future, according to Bettman, who also pointed out how popular ball hockey has been for quite some time across North America.

From Seattle Times

He and Caldwell spoke for about 15 minutes after Saturday’s event, which was attended by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Panthers stars Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, and dozens of kids who got to play ball hockey afterward.

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