How to Use center ice in a Sentence

center ice

noun
  • Have to clean up some stuff, a lot of turnovers at center ice.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Three players from each team met up at center ice during warmups.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Then Geekie scored from center ice on what was supposed to be a dump-in.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Oh, and that guy with a head of steam, all alone with the puck on his stick once across the center ice red line?
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Push back the blue line closer to center ice to give him more room to operate.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • To mark the occasion, the two stars lined up at center ice for the opening faceoff.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Maurice stared up at the video board at center ice while the video played, remaining stoic.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • From center ice, Kumlin lofted a high, floating shot on goal.
    — Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
  • As to be expected, Supreme’s iconic box logo sits at center ice.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • On the scoreboard suspended over center ice, footage played showing up-close shots of the gold medals that would go to the winner.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Jones got the puck at center ice and beat Michael Hutchinson on his stick side for his seventh goal of the season.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Eetu Luostarinen has had to slide back to center ice a few times in the middle of games when players got hurt.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Still, that placed the faceoff at center ice, and the Mammoth scored 15 seconds later.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • By Maggie Penman The referee dropped the puck at center ice, and the game kicked off fast.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Sean Couturier sent a pass from deep in the defensive zone to center ice, where Brink had just emerged from the penalty box.
    — Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Verhaeghe got the puck at center ice and broke into the Avalanche zone on a two-on-one with Anton Lundell.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Demidov was stoned by Andrei Vasilevskiy on a clear breakaway from center ice in the second period.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Zuccarello – who served the Wallstedt penalty – grabbed the puck at center ice to kick off a 2-on-1 rush to the net.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Yakov Trenin took a crushing blow at center ice from Colin Blackwell late in the first period.
    — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Marner skated toward center ice and raised his hand in appreciation.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Jeremy Swayman was shaky against Denmark, but bounced back from allowing a goal from nearly center ice to get the win.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Moritz Seider turned the puck over at center ice and Trevor Zegras fed Tippett for a breakaway.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Typically when the game is over, coaching staffs walk out to center ice, shake hands, and retreat to the locker room while the players have their own handshake line.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • While offense is the 24-year-old’s strength, the Bruins need the defenseman to hold his ground in center ice and in the neutral zone.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The second score came courtesy of a turnover near center ice by Colin Miller, which set up a break-away two-on-one for Chicago.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The highlight of Stanley’s debut was his fighting Zack Ostapchuk at center ice.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the best the Blue Jackets have ever been at center ice, a mixture of youth, toughness and experience.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Looking down at the ice now, Swiss players are dancing at center ice to a techno song, as Swedish players step off toward their locker room.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Sidney Crosby flipped in an empty-netter from center ice after Finland cut a four-goal deficit to one in the final minutes.
    — Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
  • North Eastern’s team clumped together for a celebratory picture postgame at center ice.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023

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