Definitions
A team sport played with sticks and a puck or ball.
Word origin
16th century, of unknown origin. Possibly related to hook due to the curvature of the stick, akin to hock (“hook”) + -ey, or from Middle French hoquet (“shepherd's staff, crook”), which resembles a hockey stick, via a diminutive form of Old French hoc from Middle Dutch hoec (“hook”), a cognate of Old English hōc.
Used in a sentence
“He helped his team beat the opponent at hockey 11-9 in a high-scoring match.”
“US stadiums are packed in the winter to see ice hockey.”
“Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Puck sport”6 letters
02“Ice sport with pucks”6 letters
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