ice hockey
noun
: a game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates whose object is to drive a puck into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick
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The Olympics men’s ice hockey event will include NHL players for the first time since 2014 in Sochi, Russia, where Canada won its second consecutive gold medal.
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Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Another shot showed the toddler wearing a hoodie in support of his dad, Justin Bieber’s favorite ice hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Standout forward Elisabeth Stutzman is a three-sport all-star, while star midfielders Khloe Schultz (ice hockey) and Julia O’Neil (ice hockey, lacrosse), and standout defender Kyla Darmon (lacrosse) are multi-sport impact players.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Now the ownership of the two-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers took over the War Memorial Auditorium, renovating it, while also adding an ice hockey practice facility next to it.
—James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Another shot showed the toddler wearing a hoodie in support of his dad, Justin Bieber’s favorite ice hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Standout forward Elisabeth Stutzman is a three-sport all-star, while star midfielders Khloe Schultz (ice hockey) and Julia O’Neil (ice hockey, lacrosse), and standout defender Kyla Darmon (lacrosse) are multi-sport impact players.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Now the ownership of the two-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers took over the War Memorial Auditorium, renovating it, while also adding an ice hockey practice facility next to it.
—James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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