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ice hockey
(redirected from Sledge ice hockey)

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ice hockey
n.
A game played on ice in which two opposing teams of skaters, using curved sticks, try to drive a puck into the opponent's goal.

ice hockey
n
(Team Sports / Hockey (Field & Ice)) a game played on ice by two opposing teams of six players each, who wear skates and try to propel a flat puck into their opponents' goal with long sticks having an offset flat blade at the end
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Noun1.ice hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticksice hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
hat trick - (sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)
face-off - (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
athletic game - a game involving athletic activity
assist - (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
icing the puck, icing - (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal
power play - (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties; "the team was unable to capitalize on the power play"
check - obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
slapshot - a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick
penalty box - (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties
stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
game misconduct - (ice hockey) a penalty that suspends a player for the remainder of a game (but allows the team to send in a substitute for the suspended player)
center - (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
period - (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
Translations
ice hockey nhockey m su ghiaccio

ice hockey لعبة الهوكى على الجليد lední hokej ishockey Eishockey χόκεϊ επί πάγου hockey sobre hielo jääkiekko hockey sur glace hokej na ledu hockey sul ghiaccio アイスホッケー 아이스하키 ijshockey ishockey hokej na lodzie hóquei sobre o gelo хоккей на льду ishockey กีฬาไอซ์ฮอกกี้ buz hokeyi môn khúc côn cầu trên băng 冰上曲棍球


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But the devastating incident did not curb Nathan's enthusiasm for life and he has gone on to achieve remarkable sporting success, competing for Wales and winning several medals at the Disabled Swimming Championships in Sheffield last month and playing for the Cardiff Huskies sledge ice hockey team and becoming the youngest member of the British sledge squad.
But the devastating incident did not curb Nathan's enthusiasm for life and he has gone on to achieve remarkable sporting success, competing for Wales and winning several medals at the Disabled Swimming Championships in Sheffield last month and playing for the Cardiff Huskies sledge ice hockey team and becoming the youngest member of the British sledge squad.
 
 
 
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