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Defencemen Josh Morrissey: A+ Josh Morrissey stunned the hockey world with a 76-point season three years ago, tying Quinn Hughes for second in points by a defenceman.—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 The Marlins’ loanDepot Park has a retractable roof and that will play a big role in getting that stadium ready for hockey.—Tim Reynolds, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 His brother, Matthew Gaudreau, 29, also played hockey at Boston College.—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Situated in upstate New York between two lakes and ringed by Adirondack mountain peaks, Lake Placid beckons travelers to play outside all winter long with pursuits such as backcountry skiing and snowshoeing, pond hockey, dogsled rides, sledding and ice fishing.—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hockey
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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