How to Use ice hockey in a Sentence

ice hockey

noun
  • Most ice hockey sticks feature some sort of a curve in the blade.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Yet the Pios are part of a unique subset where ice hockey drives the train.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Many were friends of friends or parents whose children played ice hockey with his son.
    — Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
  • High-risk sports, such as football, wrestling and ice hockey, can practice but cannot play.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The basic requirements of an ice hockey venue are in place.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Bublé whipped out a hockey jersey, and the floor turned into an ice hockey rink.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The two broke their talks to play ice hockey and were due to meet again Saturday.
    — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The rink offers skating lessons, open skating and ice hockey for youths and adults.
    — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
  • In ice hockey and field hockey, a hat trick is when a player scores three goals in a single game.
    — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Karen was talking about how their twins are playing ice hockey for the first time and loving the new rink in town.
    — John Kenney, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • There’s ice hockey and soccer, and then everything else.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Like a growing number of girls her age, Sara has chosen ice hockey as her sport.
    — Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2019
  • And para ice hockey players use specialized sleds and two sticks instead of one.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Not everyone has the stamina or skill to play ice hockey, let alone into their ninth decade of life.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • For decades, Canada has been the top dog of Olympic women's ice hockey.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Jabra Speak2 75 is about the size of an ice hockey puck out of the box.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Crashed Ice has all the energy of an ice hockey game, minus the sticks, puck and rules.
    — David Allan, CNN, 16 Mar. 2018
  • First of all, no kid who is on a travel soccer team of any note is going to have time to play lacrosse and ice hockey.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Ash began to play ice hockey at age 5, and her passion for this sport continues to grow.
    — Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In various sports such as soccer or ice hockey, the team that scores first has a much greater chance of winning the game.
    — Brent Dykes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The West Chester Rustin ice hockey team is a force to be reckoned with year in and year out.
    — Mike Owens, Philly.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • New York does not allowed ice hockey, classified as high-risk, to be played in- or out-of-state.
    — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • But not all the videos showing up between clips of ice hockey and speed skating were pro-China.
    — Morgan Meaker, Wired, 11 Feb. 2022
  • For kids growing up in East Baltimore, ice hockey is rarely the sport of choice.
    — Shawn Hubbard, New York Times, 21 May 2022
  • He gets absorbed in all-male games, like stick ball and ice hockey, while Remi looks on from behind a glass wall.
    — Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Men’s ice hockey and baseball would not be affected because athletes don’t opt in to those sports’ drafts.
    — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For the director, the ice hockey team called to mind a flock of birds always moving in the same direction.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The event featured kite flyers, sky divers, ice hockey and the only 5K that takes place solely on ice.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The final day of the Winter Olympics will also include the men's ice hockey gold medal game.
    — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The men’s basketball and ice hockey programs also had issues in recent years.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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