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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One key action item approved by the TMC was a 17-1 vote in favor of adopting replay for the ice hockey state championships at the TD Garden.
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Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2024
In the same year, Minnesota men’s ice hockey made $3.75 million in ticket revenue, and Iowa men’s wrestling sold out its season for $1.22 million.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Meanwhile, Kelsie Whitmore, 26, is the first female baseball player to have appeared in Atlantic League and Pioneer League games, and Laila Edwards, 20, is the first Black woman to have suited up for the U.S. senior national ice hockey team.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Merrimack College's ice hockey team went pretty deep into its bench for a starting goalie this week.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2024
In the same year, Minnesota men’s ice hockey made $3.75 million in ticket revenue, and Iowa men’s wrestling sold out its season for $1.22 million.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Meanwhile, Kelsie Whitmore, 26, is the first female baseball player to have appeared in Atlantic League and Pioneer League games, and Laila Edwards, 20, is the first Black woman to have suited up for the U.S. senior national ice hockey team.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Merrimack College's ice hockey team went pretty deep into its bench for a starting goalie this week.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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