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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Professional women’s leagues now exist in soccer (NWSL), basketball (WNBA), tackle football (WFA), ice hockey (PWHL), and rugby (WER), all sports arguably more physically aggressive than baseball.
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Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Catch a Ball Game Tampa is a sports town through and through, home to the Rays (baseball), the Lightning (ice hockey), and the Buccaneers (football).
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
Now that’s a golden goal The US defeated arch rival Canada 4-3 in a nail-bitter matchup on Sunday and won the women’s ice hockey world championships.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The 12 countries taking part in the Olympics for men’s ice hockey are Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Catch a Ball Game Tampa is a sports town through and through, home to the Rays (baseball), the Lightning (ice hockey), and the Buccaneers (football).
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
Now that’s a golden goal The US defeated arch rival Canada 4-3 in a nail-bitter matchup on Sunday and won the women’s ice hockey world championships.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The 12 countries taking part in the Olympics for men’s ice hockey are Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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