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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The new rinks will host figure skating and ice hockey, as well as low income and after-school programs.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, for example, has made major investments in U.S. real estate and bought a 5 percent stake last year in the company that owns Washington’s professional basketball and ice hockey teams.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, for example, has made major investments in U.S. real estate and bought a 5 percent stake last year in the company that owns Washington’s professional basketball and ice hockey teams.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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