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

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Example Sentences

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ice hockey

The latter company would also include the Hartford Wolf Pack, a minor league ice hockey team, and MSG Training Center in Westchester County.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Four ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault last year should remain barred from representing Canada at international level because they broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct, an independent appeals board has ruled.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Dubbed "The World's Most Famous Arena," the 20,000-seat venue is the home of the New York Knicks, the most recent NBA champions, as well as the New York Rangers ice hockey team.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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