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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Sweden beats Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout for the gold medal at the world ice hockey championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
But after the family moved to California more than a decade ago, ice hockey wasn’t as prevalent, funneling the brothers to lacrosse.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
But after the family moved to California more than a decade ago, ice hockey wasn’t as prevalent, funneling the brothers to lacrosse.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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