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

“My daddy was the goalie for the Hungarian national ice hockey team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But there is an emphasis in the show on ice hockey players wanting to respect women, rather than use them.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The group’s Unipol Dome in Milan hosted Olympic and Paralympic ice hockey for this year’s winter games and drew in around 400,000 visitors, boosting the high-margin venues division, the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Hilary Knight and Hannah Bilka, two of the stars of Team USA's gold medal winning women's ice hockey squad, were ready for their closeup on the Oscars red carpet.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Some of the varsity ice hockey dudes walked by and scowled at me.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan