ice hockey

American  

noun

1. a game played on ice between two teams of six skaters each, the object being to score goals by shooting a puck into the opponents' cage using a stick with a wooden blade set at an obtuse angle to the shaft.

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ice hockey British  

noun

1. a game played on ice by two opposing teams of six players each, who wear skates and try to propel a flat puck into their opponents' goal with long sticks having an offset flat blade at the end

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Etymology

Origin of ice hockey

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Her aunt told Global News that Maya is outgoing and loves sports, especially ice hockey.

From BBC

Are Olympic ice hockey players allowed to fight?

From BBC

Then there’s the team from Italy, where ice hockey is about as popular as pineapple on pizza.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team is tasked with ensuring the surface is optimal for the athletes to compete on in sports such as curling, ice skating and ice hockey.

From BBC

“I was wearing the protective gear of an ice hockey player that we rented in Cortina,” he once told American Cinematographer magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal