road hockey

American  

noun

Canadian.

1. an imitation of the game of ice hockey played typically by children without ice skates on a public road.

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Etymology

Origin of road hockey

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

He started as a young child using a shooting ramp his father built for Forsberg and his brother and lots of road hockey.

From Washington Times

“This is a game that players dream about being in this situation, Game 7, playing road hockey in a small town in Canada or a big city in the United States or somewhere in between. That’s what it’s all about. … Now you’ve got to go out and embrace it.”

From Seattle Times

My youth was spent... playing road hockey and on frozen rivers and lakes, when we weren’t playing in our regular Minor Hockey League at the local arena.

From The Guardian

I started to skate not long after learning to walk, and spent more hours playing road hockey than I did going to school.

From The Guardian

“You play road hockey in the street when you’re a kid and you’re playing late at night,” Montour said.

From Los Angeles Times