How to Use center ice in a Sentence

center ice

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Three players from each team met up at center ice during warmups.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • After 3 minutes of Everett dominance in the Portland zone, Thompson gets the puck and flips a long clearing pass to center ice.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • As to be expected, Supreme’s iconic box logo sits at center ice.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 May 2023
  • 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
  • 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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