roller hockey

noun

1. a game similar to ice hockey played on roller skates.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roller hockey¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Stewart Silver, an entrepreneur who started Avon Rent-A-Car and owned an Anaheim professional roller hockey team, purchased the 1.2-acre parcel near the southern tip of Los Angeles for $1.6 million in 2023.

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Barcelona says it will also run camps for children across a range of sports, including basketball, handball and roller hockey.

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The family’s true promoter spirit couldn’t be suppressed — soccer, indoor tennis, roller hockey, the Buss family tried it all.

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With roller hockey being more accessible and popular in Kenya, many newer members were scouted when wearing skates with wheels on them rather than blades.

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Smith, who can skate a little and played mostly roller hockey, isn’t worried about that.

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