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 argument was that the investment by Foley, who also owns ice hockey’s Vegas Golden Knights, was positive for the Scottish game.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taunted Donald Trump after Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime to win the 4 Nations ice hockey competition in Boston.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
That changed in December when researchers at Boston University completed the largest study to date establishing a relationship between an athlete's odds of developing CTE and the length of their career in ice hockey (Hull's was one of the brains in the study).
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
There are now leagues in six other sports, from ice hockey and lacrosse to rugby and volleyball, and female athletes like Caitlin Clark, Alex Morgan, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are household names.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taunted Donald Trump after Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in overtime to win the 4 Nations ice hockey competition in Boston.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
That changed in December when researchers at Boston University completed the largest study to date establishing a relationship between an athlete's odds of developing CTE and the length of their career in ice hockey (Hull's was one of the brains in the study).
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
There are now leagues in six other sports, from ice hockey and lacrosse to rugby and volleyball, and female athletes like Caitlin Clark, Alex Morgan, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are household names.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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