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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Hilton responded jokingly that his father, who was the goalie for the Hungarian national ice hockey team, hadn’t weighed in on the race.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
In this case, value may also be supported by the absence of football, ice hockey or basketball.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Both venues were used during the 2024 Paris Summer Games and could serve as alternative solutions because the new Nice mayor, Eric Ciotti, opposes ice hockey events at Nice soccer stadium, the Allianz Arena, which would be converted into a temporary hockey rink.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Patel made headlines recently for chugging a beer after Team USA won the gold medal in ice hockey in the 2026 Olympic Games.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
In this case, value may also be supported by the absence of football, ice hockey or basketball.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Both venues were used during the 2024 Paris Summer Games and could serve as alternative solutions because the new Nice mayor, Eric Ciotti, opposes ice hockey events at Nice soccer stadium, the Allianz Arena, which would be converted into a temporary hockey rink.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Patel made headlines recently for chugging a beer after Team USA won the gold medal in ice hockey in the 2026 Olympic Games.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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