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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Their original commitment of $88 million two years prior—the largest private gift in the university’s history—also funded the construction for a 6,000-seat ice hockey facility on campus (Pegula Ice Arena), which opened in 2013.
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ovechkin's record has resonance in Russia, which has been banned from international ice hockey competitions since Putin's full-scale in invasion of Ukraine until at least the 2025-2026 season.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The soccer team followed in the footsteps of Canada’s ice hockey squad, who beat their American counterparts in the 4 Nations Face-Off final in February.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The movement, which takes its name from a defiant ice hockey gesture made famous by Canadian NHL legend Gordie Howe, has seen its slogan become a rallying cry nationwide against the U.S. President’s trade war and threats of annexation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ovechkin's record has resonance in Russia, which has been banned from international ice hockey competitions since Putin's full-scale in invasion of Ukraine until at least the 2025-2026 season.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
The soccer team followed in the footsteps of Canada’s ice hockey squad, who beat their American counterparts in the 4 Nations Face-Off final in February.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The movement, which takes its name from a defiant ice hockey gesture made famous by Canadian NHL legend Gordie Howe, has seen its slogan become a rallying cry nationwide against the U.S. President’s trade war and threats of annexation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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