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Pegula had transformed Penn State’s hockey program by injecting money into it.—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 June 2025 Unlike most hockey players, Mammuthus was an herbivore.—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 For the second consecutive year, hockey fans will be treated to a Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers.—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 1 June 2025 However, Nightingale was named ECHL coach of the year and also served as director of hockey operations for the Stingrays, who set franchise records in points (109) and wins (52).—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hockey
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Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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