DCHP-3

ice hockey

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a sport played on ice on a board-enclosed rink by two teams of six men each whose object is to shoot a puck into the opponents' goal.

See: hockey

Quotations

1906
What made the West wild was the result of a series of ice hockey games at Ottawa, between the team of that city (holders of the Stanley Cup) and . . . Indian Jaw.
1948
Some people say he invented ice-hockey, getting the big idea from that frying-pan and the guys with greasy bacon on their feet.
1961
To the world of sport Canada contributed the peculiarly Canadian game of ice hockey.