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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That prompted a wave of nationalism to wash over Canadians characterized by an elbow’s up moment, which is an ice hockey term to raise your fists and protect yourself.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
More news: Western Michigan won the NCAA men’s ice hockey championship in a rout of Boston University.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The Penn State athletic department also credits former Penn State club ice hockey coach Joe Battista, a former school administrator who played a pivotal in securing the original donation from the Pegulas and oversaw the early development of the men’s and women’s D-I programs.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Her older sister is a former cheerleader, and her two older brothers swam and played ice hockey, respectively, at Neuqua Valley and in college.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
More news: Western Michigan won the NCAA men’s ice hockey championship in a rout of Boston University.
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The Penn State athletic department also credits former Penn State club ice hockey coach Joe Battista, a former school administrator who played a pivotal in securing the original donation from the Pegulas and oversaw the early development of the men’s and women’s D-I programs.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Her older sister is a former cheerleader, and her two older brothers swam and played ice hockey, respectively, at Neuqua Valley and in college.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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